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Cardinal Health Trochanteric IM Nail System

K150769510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 14, 2015265-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

Cardinalhealth · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Dec 14, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K034002 (Howmedica Osteonics Corp., 2004) after a 265-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2001.

Decided: Dec 14, 2015
Review: 265 days
Class: Class II
Product code: HSB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K013468 (2001). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK013468 Long Length Dyax NailHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2001 · Recalled
1 generation backK034002 GAMMA3 Nail SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2004 · Recalled
This deviceK150769 Cardinal Health Trochanteric IM Nail SystemCardinalhealth · 2015

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K013468	Long Length Dyax Nail	Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	2001	1
−1	K034002	GAMMA3 Nail System	Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	2004	2
0 (this device)	K150769	Cardinal Health Trochanteric IM Nail System	Cardinalhealth	2015	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2003	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K150769, 2001–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K034002	GAMMA3 Nail System Summary page 5 …1-14 K150769 Page 2/2 MATERIALS: Titanium alloy (ASTM F136) PREDICATE Stryker Gamma 3 Nail System (K034002); Previously DEVICES: Cleared Emerge Medical IM Nail System & Screws (K141347) is used as a referenc…	Howmedica Osteonics Corp.	2004	2
†	K141347	Emerge Medical IM Nail System	Emerge Medical	2014	—

Also cleared against K034002: 6 other devices →

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 14 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11.9 years on median.
3 of the 3 ancestors have a recall of any class.
6 other devices also cite its predicate K034002.

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. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HSB

15in 2025

2007high 23 (2017) · low 8 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HSB

106in 2025

2007high 195 (2024) · low 57 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · HSB

18in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	8	68	0	162
2008	11	57	9	184
2009	18	86	81	334
2010	14	117	18	454
2011	16	78	2	662
2012	17	112	7	1,079
2013	18	105	14	1,773
2014	19	147	3	1,474
2015	22	111	3	1,671
2016	8	124	6	1,920
2017	23	119	66	1,447
2018	17	134	56	3,526
2019	13	132	6	2,517
2020	17	112	6	3,299
2021	10	94	2	4,111
2022	12	172	1	2,733
2023	11	162	1	2,219
2024	13	195	1	2,869
2025	15	106	18	2,911
2026	18	151	1	—

What is it indicated for?

The Cardinal Health Trochanteric IM Nail System is intended to provide temporary fixation of the femur for various types of open or closed fractures including malunions, nonunions (pseudoarthrosis), pathologic fractures, and impending pathologic fractures. Fracture types include pertrochanteric fractures, intertrochanteric fractures, basal neck fractures. Long Length Nails: Fracture types include pertrochanteric fractures, subtrochanteric fractures, intertrochanteric fractures, femoral shaft fractures, and basilar neck fractures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K150769 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K150769: Cardinal Health Trochanteric IM Nail System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K150769

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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