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Distalock Femoral Intramedullary Nail System

K100312510(k) SpecialCleared Apr 20, 201075-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3020

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Dgimed Ortho, Inc. · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Apr 20, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K091309 (Dgimed Ortho, Inc., 2009) after a 75-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1989.

Decided
Apr 20, 2010
Review
75 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K893377 (1989). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2004: 1 other ancestor1992: 1 other ancestorK893377 · Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion Nails · Richards Medical Co., Inc. · 1989K091309 · Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model Dgooxx · Dgimed Ortho, Inc. · 2009198519901995200020052010
  1. Root · 2 generations backK893377 Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion NailsRichards Medical Co., Inc. · 1989
  2. 1 generation backK091309 Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc. · 2009
  3. This deviceK100312 Distalock Femoral Intramedullary Nail SystemDgimed Ortho, Inc. · 2010
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K893377Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion NailsRichards Medical Co., Inc.1989—
−1K091309Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc.2009—
0 (this device)K100312Distalock Femoral Intramedullary Nail SystemDgimed Ortho, Inc.2010—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
200410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K100312, 1989–2010Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K091309Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model Dgooxx
Summary page 1
…Product Code HSB Predicate Device: DGIMED Ortho Inc. Revolution"' Femoral Intramedullary Nail System K091309 Manufacturer: OGIMED Ortho, Inc. 12400 Whitewater Drive, Suite 201 0…
Dgimed Ortho, Inc.2009—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 21 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 20.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All HSB devices

HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HSB

15in 2025

2007: 82008: 112009: 182010: 142011: 162012: 172013: 182014: 192015: 222016: 82017: 232018: 172019: 132020: 172021: 102022: 122023: 112024: 132025: 152026 (partial year): 18
2007high 23 (2017) · low 8 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HSB

106in 2025

2007: 68 days median2008: 57 days median2009: 86 days median2010: 117 days median2011: 78 days median2012: 112 days median2013: 105 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 124 days median2017: 119 days median2018: 134 days median2019: 132 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 94 days median2022: 172 days median2023: 162 days median2024: 195 days median2025: 106 days median2026 (partial year): 151 days median
2007high 195 (2024) · low 57 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HSB

18in 2025

2008: 92009: 812010: 182011: 22012: 72013: 142014: 32015: 32016: 62017: 662018: 562019: 62020: 62021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 182026 (partial year): 1
2007high 81 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HSB

2,911in 2025

2007: 1622008: 1842009: 3342010: 4542011: 6622012: 1,0792013: 1,7732014: 1,4742015: 1,6712016: 1,9202017: 1,4472018: 3,5262019: 2,5172020: 3,2992021: 4,1112022: 2,7332023: 2,2192024: 2,8692025: 2,911
2007high 4,111 (2021) · low 162 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HSB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20078680162
200811579184
2009188681334
20101411718454
201116782662
20121711271,079
201318105141,773
20141914731,474
20152211131,671
2016812461,920
201723119661,447
201817134563,526
20191313262,517
20201711263,299
2021109424,111
20221217212,733
20231116212,219
20241319512,869
202515106182,911
2026181511—

What is it indicated for?

The DISTALOCK Femoral Intramedullary Nail System is indicated for use in orthopedic intramedullary nailing procedures: midline femoral fractures, femoral fractures in multiple trauma patients, fractures in the morbidly obese patient, fractures in osteoporotic bone or malunions and nonunions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K100312: Distalock Femoral Intramedullary Nail System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K100312

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026