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SIGN Hip Construct (SHC)

K152757510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 13, 201550-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

Sign Fracture Care International · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Nov 13, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K083582 (Surgical Implant Generation Network (Sign), 2009) and 2 other predicates after a 50-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1997.

Decided
Nov 13, 2015
Review
50 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K972108 (1997). 12 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2009: 1 other ancestor2002: 2 other ancestors2008: 1 other ancestor2005: 3 other ancestors2003: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestorK972108 · Alta Intramedullary Rod System · Howmedica Corp. · 1997K022632 · Sign IM Nail · Surgical Implant Generation Network (Sign) · 200219952000200520102015
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 8 other ancestors K022632 · Sign IM Nail · Surgical Implant Generation Network (Sign) · 2002K972108 · Alta Intramedullary Rod System · Howmedica Corp. · 19970
  1. Root · 2 generations backK972108 Alta Intramedullary Rod SystemHowmedica Corp. · 1997
  2. 1 generation backK022632 Sign IM NailSurgical Implant Generation Network (Sign) · 2002
  3. This deviceK152757 SIGN Hip Construct (SHC)Sign Fracture Care International · 2015
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K972108Alta Intramedullary Rod SystemHowmedica Corp.1997—
−1K022632Sign IM NailSurgical Implant Generation Network (Sign)2002—
0 (this device)K152757SIGN Hip Construct (SHC)Sign Fracture Care International2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200110
200220
200310
200530
200810
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K152757, 1997–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (3)

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
*K083582Sign Hip Construct (SHC), Model: 701
Summary page 4
…HSB, KTT, HRS Predicate Device: The SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) is similar in design, function, and use to the following fixation devices. SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) (K083582) - Primary Predicate SIGN IM Nail (K022632) Synthes 6.5mm Cannulated Screw (K021932) Device Description The SHC is an internal f…
Surgical Implant Generation Network (Sign)2009—
*K022632Sign IM Nail
Summary page 4
…SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) is similar in design, function, and use to the following fixation devices. SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) (K083582) - Primary Predicate SIGN IM Nail (K022632) Synthes 6.5mm Cannulated Screw (K021932) Device Description The SHC is an internal fixation device consisting of multiple compo…
Surgical Implant Generation Network (Sign)2002—
*K021932Synthes 6.5 MM Cannulated Screw
Summary page 4
…sign, function, and use to the following fixation devices. SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) (K083582) - Primary Predicate SIGN IM Nail (K022632) Synthes 6.5mm Cannulated Screw (K021932) Device Description The SHC is an internal fixation device consisting of multiple components; Standard Hip Nail, Fin Hip Nail (I…
Synthes (Usa)20027

Also cleared against K083582: 1 other device →

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 18 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 13.1 years on median.
  • 3 of the 12 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K083582.

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

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?

Indications for the SIGN Hip Construct (SHC) include all peritrochanteric, reverse oblique, subtrochanteric fractures and osteotomies in the proximal femur, with proper soft tissue management.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K152757: SIGN Hip Construct (SHC).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K152757

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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