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Humerus Wires

K964243510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 5, 199642-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

Compagnie Financiere & Medicale (Cf&M) · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Dec 5, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K902264 (Applied Osteo Systems, Inc., 1990) and 4 other predicates after a 42-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1981.

Decided: Dec 5, 1996
Review: 42 days
Class: Class II
Product code: HSB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 5

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K811002 (1981). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK811002 Ender PinsRichard'S Medical Equip., Inc. · 1981
This deviceK964243 Humerus WiresCompagnie Financiere & Medicale (Cf&M) · 1996

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K811002	Ender Pins	Richard'S Medical Equip., Inc.	1981	—
0 (this device)	K964243	Humerus Wires	Compagnie Financiere & Medicale (Cf&M)	1996	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1990	3	0
1992	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K964243, 1981–1996Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (5)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K902264	True/Flex Humerus, Ulna and Radius Intramedullary Summary page 1 …pin, nail, rod, and others Proprietary name: Humerus Wires B. Substantial equivalence: Applied Osteo Systems True/Flex IM Rod System for the Humerus, Radius, and Ulna (K902264, K913949), Richards Ender Pins (K811002), O'Tec Corporation and Onyx Corporation Rush Pins (K905341 and K903261, respectively), a…	Applied Osteo Systems, Inc.	1990	—
*	K913949	True/Flex Humerus, Ulna & Radius Intramed Rods Sys Summary page 1 …, rod, and others Proprietary name: Humerus Wires B. Substantial equivalence: Applied Osteo Systems True/Flex IM Rod System for the Humerus, Radius, and Ulna (K902264, K913949), Richards Ender Pins (K811002), O'Tec Corporation and Onyx Corporation Rush Pins (K905341 and K903261, respectively), and others…	Applied Osteo Systems, Inc.	1992	—
*	K811002	Ender Pins Summary page 1 …name: Humerus Wires B. Substantial equivalence: Applied Osteo Systems True/Flex IM Rod System for the Humerus, Radius, and Ulna (K902264, K913949), Richards Ender Pins (K811002), O'Tec Corporation and Onyx Corporation Rush Pins (K905341 and K903261, respectively), and others. C. Device description: The H…	Richard'S Medical Equip., Inc.	1981	—
*	K905341	Rush Pin Summary page 1 …eo Systems True/Flex IM Rod System for the Humerus, Radius, and Ulna (K902264, K913949), Richards Ender Pins (K811002), O'Tec Corporation and Onyx Corporation Rush Pins (K905341 and K903261, respectively), and others. C. Device description: The Humerus Wires device is an internal wire fixation device to b…	O'Tec Corp.	1990	—
*	K903261	Rush Pin Summary page 1 …rue/Flex IM Rod System for the Humerus, Radius, and Ulna (K902264, K913949), Richards Ender Pins (K811002), O'Tec Corporation and Onyx Corporation Rush Pins (K905341 and K903261, respectively), and others. C. Device description: The Humerus Wires device is an internal wire fixation device to be used in th…	Onyx Medical Corp.	1990	—

Also cleared against K902264: 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?

None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K902264.

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

2007high 23 (2017) · low 8 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HSB

106in 2025

2007high 195 (2024) · low 57 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · HSB

18in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	8	68	0	162
2008	11	57	9	184
2009	18	86	81	334
2010	14	117	18	454
2011	16	78	2	662
2012	17	112	7	1,079
2013	18	105	14	1,773
2014	19	147	3	1,474
2015	22	111	3	1,671
2016	8	124	6	1,920
2017	23	119	66	1,447
2018	17	134	56	3,526
2019	13	132	6	2,517
2020	17	112	6	3,299
2021	10	94	2	4,111
2022	12	172	1	2,733
2023	11	162	1	2,219
2024	13	195	1	2,869
2025	15	106	18	2,911
2026	18	151	1	—

What is it indicated for?

The Humerus Wires device is intended to be implanted in the humerus for internal fixation of fractures and/or reconstruction of the humeral bone.

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K964243 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K964243: Humerus Wires.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K964243

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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