# K984432: Dall-Miles Cable Grip (a-Grip)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Decided: Feb 24, 1999 after 72 days
- Product code: JDQ (Cerclage, Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K844068 (1985). 9 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980594: Osteonics FX-Cablelok Grip Components, Osteonics Corp. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K844068: Trochanter Cable Grip System, Howmedica Corp. (1985) Summary page 2.
- K900926: Trochanter Cable Grip System (Add'l Indications), Howmedica Corp. (1990). Our OCR of the scanned summary read K500926, which is not a number in FDA’s lists. Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “Howmedica's Dall-Miles Trochanter Cable Grip System”.
- K971741: Dall-Miles Homogeneous Stainless Steel Cable and Beaded Cable, Howmedica Corp. (1997). Our OCR of the scanned summary read K571741, which is not a number in FDA’s lists. Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “Howmedica's Dall-Miles Trochanter Cable Grip System”.

## Most influential descendants
- K043252: Cabling System Trochanter Hook (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K123598: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Hip System Instrumentation (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Dall-Miles Cable Grip is intended to be used for the fixation of the greater trochanter secondary to osteotomy in total hip replacement, surface replacement arthroplasty, or any hip procedure requiring a trochanteric osteotomy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K984432
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology