# K781762: Compression Hip Screw System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica Corp.
- Decided: Dec 20, 1978 after 65 days
- Product code: KTW (Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Single Component)
- 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
No predicates in its family tree.
8 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K984331: Odi Ultimate Compression Hip Screw (1999), 3 descendants of its own
- K120360: Ortho Solutions Trauma Plates for Osteosysnthesis (2012), 2 descendants of its own
- K033286: Odi Talon Long Proximal Femoral Nail System (2004), 2 descendants of its own
- K202764: Ortho Solutions Plating System (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K111352: Talon Distalfix Proximal Femoral Nail (2011), 1 descendant of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K781762
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology