# K974409: Friedl Gliding Nail System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Plus Orthopedics
- Decided: Feb 19, 1998 after 87 days
- Product code: KTT (Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple 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.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (listed below).

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K956180: Gliding Nail from Encore Orthopedics, Inc.. Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K020240: Slim Gliding Nail System (2002), 2 descendants of its own
- K033763: Modification to Slim Gliding Nail System (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K122170: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Intramedullary Nail System Instrumentation (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Friedl Gliding Nail System is an all-purpose locking nail system for ensuring primary load stability in: - pertrochanteric femoral fractures - subtrochanteric femoral fractures and - lateral femoral neck fractures. Internal fixation with the long Friedl Gliding Nail is indicated in all combination injuries involving the lateral femoral neck or trochanter region and femoral shaft fractures. Thanks to its biomechanical characteristics, the Friedl Gliding Nail system is also suitable for medial femoral neck fractures with retention of the head and simple femoral shaft fractures down to the distal metaphysis. Gliding nail fixation can also be used to secure pathological fractures or to provide weight-bearing stability after varus and valgus revision osteotomies of the proximal femur.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K974409
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology