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Estremo Fibular Nail

K250197510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 17, 2025267-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

Citieffe S.R.L. · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Oct 17, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K173656 (Arthrex, Inc., 2018) and 1 other predicate after a 267-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1996.

Decided
Oct 17, 2025
Review
267 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K960642 (1996). 24 ancestors in all, the oldest K813371 (1982). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2018: 1 other ancestor2016: 1 other ancestor2015: 1 other ancestor2008: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2004: 2 other ancestors2003: 2 other ancestors2006: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1998: 2 other ancestors1995: 1 other ancestor1992: 1 other ancestor1982: 1 other ancestorK960642 · Nancy Nail · Landos, Inc. · 1996K971783 · Synthes Elastic Intramedullary Nail (Ein) System · Synthes (Usa) · 1997K032687 · Ace Nancy Nail · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2003×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K081097 (2008), K082375 (2008) K143355 · The Simple Locking IntraMedullary (SLIM) System · Pega Medical, Inc. · 2015 · recalledK192710 · The Simple Locking Intramedullary (Slim) System · Pega Medical, Inc. · 202019801990200020102020
  1. Root · 7 generations backK960642 Nancy NailLandos, Inc. · 1996
  2. 6 generations backK971783 Synthes Elastic Intramedullary Nail (Ein) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1997
  3. 5 generations backK032687 Ace Nancy NailDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2003
  4. 4 generations backK081097 Orthopediatrics Pediflex Flexible Nail SystemOrthopediatrics, LLC · 2008
  5. 3 generations backK082375 Orthopediatrics Pediflex Flexible Nail SystemOrthoPediatrics Corp. · 2008
  6. 2 generations backK143355 The Simple Locking IntraMedullary (SLIM) SystemPega Medical, Inc. · 2015 · Recalled
  7. 1 generation backK192710 The Simple Locking Intramedullary (Slim) SystemPega Medical, Inc. · 2020
  8. This deviceK250197 Estremo Fibular NailCitieffe S.R.L. · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K960642Nancy NailLandos, Inc.1996—
−6K971783Synthes Elastic Intramedullary Nail (Ein) SystemSynthes (Usa)1997—
−5K032687Ace Nancy NailDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2003—
−4K081097Orthopediatrics Pediflex Flexible Nail SystemOrthopediatrics, LLC2008—
−3K082375Orthopediatrics Pediflex Flexible Nail SystemOrthoPediatrics Corp.2008—
−2K143355The Simple Locking IntraMedullary (SLIM) SystemPega Medical, Inc.20151
−1K192710The Simple Locking Intramedullary (Slim) SystemPega Medical, Inc.2020—
0 (this device)K250197Estremo Fibular NailCitieffe S.R.L.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198210
199210
199510
199820
200010
200320
200420
200510
200610
200710
200810
201510
201610
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K250197, 1996–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K173656Arthrex FibuLock Nail
Summary page 5
…21 CFR 807.92(a)(3) Predicate # Predicate Trade Name (Primary Predicate is listed first) Product Code K173656 Arthrex FibuLock Nail HSB K192710…
Arthrex, Inc.2018—
*K192710The Simple Locking Intramedullary (Slim) System
Summary page 5
…Product Code K173656 Arthrex FibuLock Nail HSB K192710 The Simple Locking Intramedullary (Slim) System HSB Device De…
Pega Medical, Inc.2020—

Also cleared against K173656: 2 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 29 years and passes through 7 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.0 years on median.
  • 6 of the 24 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K173656.

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. 2025, 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?

Estremo Fibular Nail is intended for use in the fixation of fibula fractures and osteotomies.

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. “K250197: Estremo Fibular Nail.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K250197

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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