# K050938: Knee Fusion Nail

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: May 4, 2005 after 20 days
- Product code: JDS (Nail, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K893377 (1989). 2 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K893377: Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion Nails, Richards Medical Co., Inc. (1989) Summary page 4.
- K983942: Intramedullary Nail System, Locking Screw, Nail Cap, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (1998) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K061783: Knee Fusion Nail (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K210980: Smith & Nephew Intramedullary Nail Systems (2022), 0 descendants of its own
- K122170: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Intramedullary Nail System Instrumentation (2012), 0 descendants of its own
- K101939: Osteobridge Ika Intramedullary Knee Arthrodesis Rod Fixation System (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Knee Fusion Nails are for intramedullary knee arthrodesis.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050938
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology