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Universal Femoral Nail

K914371510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 18, 1992140-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Synthes (Usa) · JDS Nail, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Feb 18, 1992 after a 140-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 61 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 18, 1992
Review
140 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDS
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

61 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2003: 3 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2020: 6 descendants cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2004: 4 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK914371 Universal Femoral NailSynthes (Usa) · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 56 of its ownK990717 Fixion Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 54 of its ownK021324 Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM Nailing System)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2002 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 54 of its ownK013449 Modification to Fixion Interlocking Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2001
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 53 of its ownK023437 Fixion Interlocking Proximal Femur Intramedullary Nailing System…Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2002
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 32 of its ownK032588 Modification to Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2003

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11999: 12001: 12002: 22003: 32004: 42006: 12007: 22009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 42014: 22015: 22016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 62021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 22025: 22026: 3
1997high 6 (2020) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K990717Fixion Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 1999 · cites it directly56descendants
  • K021324Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM Nailing System)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2002 · 2 generations on54descendants
  • K013449Modification to Fixion Interlocking Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2001 · 2 generations on54descendants
  • K023437Fixion Interlocking Proximal Femur Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion PF Nailing…Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2002 · 2 generations on53descendants
  • K032588Modification to Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. · 2003 · cites it directly32descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K914371Universal Femoral NailSynthes (Usa)1992—
+1K990717Fixion Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.1999—
+2K021324Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM Nailing System)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.20021
+2K013449Modification to Fixion Interlocking Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.2001—
+2K023437Fixion Interlocking Proximal Femur Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion PF…Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.2002—
+1K032588Modification to Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.2003—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199910
200110
200220
200330
200440
200610
200720
200910
201020
201130
201210
201340
201420
201520
201630
201730
201830
201930
202060
202120
202220
202320
202420
202520
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K914371, 1992–2026Source: 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? (61)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990717Fixion Intramedullary Nailing SystemDisco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.199956
K032588Modification to Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion IM)Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd.200332
K182783DePuy Synthes Trauma Orthopedic Nail ImplantsDePuy Synthes20182
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, K990717 (Disco-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd., 1999) has gone furthest, with 56 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDS devices

JDS Nail, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDS

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 12013: 12015: 12020: 32023: 12024: 32025: 1
2007high 3 (2020) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDS

146in 2024

2020: 106 days median2024: 146 days median
2007high 146 (2024) · low 106 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDS

2in 2025

2009: 32010: 22013: 42017: 12020: 12025: 2
2007high 4 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JDS

497in 2025

2007: 1612008: 1692009: 1602010: 702011: 1042012: 1952013: 2842014: 3882015: 3162016: 5062017: 2872018: 3202019: 4902020: 6432021: 6302022: 5892023: 3572024: 4662025: 497
2007high 643 (2020) · low 70 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDS, 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
20072—0161
20081—0169
20090—3160
20100—270
20111—0104
20120—0195
20131—4284
20140—0388
20151—0316
20160—0506
20170—1287
20180—0320
20190—0490
202031061643
20210—0630
20220—0589
20231—0357
202431460466
20251—2497
20260—0—

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510(k) Report. “K914371: Universal Femoral Nail.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K914371

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