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Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion Nails

K893377510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 16, 1989199-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

Richards Medical Co., Inc. · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Nov 16, 1989 after a 199-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 11 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 16, 1989
Review
199 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

11 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2009: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK893377 Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion NailsRichards Medical Co., Inc. · 1989
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK050938 Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK051965 Osteobridge Idsf Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation…Merete Medical GmbH · 2006
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK142451 OsteoBridge IDSF - Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect…Merete Medical GmbH · 2015
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK091309 Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc. · 2009
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK061783 Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2006

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 12005: 12006: 22009: 12010: 22012: 12015: 12018: 12022: 1
1997high 2 (2006) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050938Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K051965Osteobridge Idsf Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation Rod SystemMerete Medical GmbH · 2006 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K142451OsteoBridge IDSF - Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation Rod SystemMerete Medical GmbH · 2015 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K091309Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K061783Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K893377Russell-Taylor Intramedullary Knee Fusion NailsRichards Medical Co., Inc.1989—
+1K050938Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc.2005—
+1K051965Osteobridge Idsf Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation Rod SystemMerete Medical GmbH2006—
+2K142451OsteoBridge IDSF - Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation Rod…Merete Medical GmbH2015—
+1K091309Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc.2009—
+1K061783Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc.2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
200510
200620
200910
201020
201210
201510
201810
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K893377, 1989–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (11)

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5 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050938Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc.20054
K051965Osteobridge Idsf Intramedullary Diaphyseal Segmental Defect Fixation Rod SystemMerete Medical GmbH20063
K091309Revolution Femoral Intramedullary Nail System, Model DgooxxDgimed Ortho, Inc.20091
K061783Knee Fusion NailSmith & Nephew, Inc.20061
K961360True/Fit Femoral Intramedullary Rod SystemEncore Orthopedics, Inc.19970

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?

  • Of its descendants, K050938 (Smith & Nephew, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

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.

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—

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