Cleared Traditional

K853250 - FEMOROTIBIAL MEDULLARY NAIL

K853250 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FEMOROTIBIAL MEDULLARY NAIL, manufactured by Zimmer, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code HSB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 195-day FDA review.

K853250 · Zimmer, Inc. · Orthopedic device
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Feb 1986
Decision
195d
Days
Class 2
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K853250 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FEMOROTIBIAL MEDULLARY NAIL. Classified as Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories (product code HSB), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Zimmer, Inc. (Warsaw, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 12, 1986 after a review of 195 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3020 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K853250

510(k) Number K853250 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 01, 1985
Decision Date February 12, 1986
Days to Decision 195 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
73d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 195d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

HSB Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3020
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

All 338
Devices cleared under the same product code (HSB) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K853250.
FASICULATED NAIL
K861365 · Lake Region Mfg., Inc. · May 1986
GROSSE AND KEMPF LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, NON-SLOT ROD
K860756 · Howmedica Corp. · Mar 1986
ACE IM ROD
K860592 · Buckman Co., Inc. · Mar 1986
KIRSCHNER INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL SYSTEM
K854338 · Kirschner Medical Corp. · Dec 1985
MEC INTRAMEDULLARY ROD
K850441 · Pfizer, Inc. · Apr 1985
ACE INTRAMEDULLARY ROD FOR SMALL BONES
K850142 · Buckman Co., Inc. · Feb 1985