PHALINX 05-042Recalls & reported problems
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. · Class 2 · Implant
All models of PHALINX (10)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00840420166128), received between Apr 12, 2023 and Apr 12, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Corroded” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Corroded1
Patient problems
- Metal Related Pathology1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 12, 2023Corroded; Corroded
THE PATIENT HAD FOOT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020 AT LAKES SURGERY CENTER FOR HMT LEFT 2ND, 4TH, AND 5TH TOES. PROCEDURE WAS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT LEFT 4TH AND 5TH, FUSE 2ND LEFT AND PLACE THE WRIGHT MEDICAL PHALANX IMPLANT-PART# 05-042-INTO LEFT 2ND TOES. THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FOOT, AND THIS CAUSED THE PATIENT TO GO TO ANOTHER FOOT DOCTOR FOR REVIEW. THE DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT THE IMPLANT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. THE PATIENT HAD SURGERY ON 02/15/2023 TO REMOVE THE TOE IMPLANT AND REPAIR THE TOE. OPERATIVE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A LEACHING OF METAL INSIDE THE BONE. SLIVERS OF THE BASE OF THE INTERMEDIATE PHALANX AND HEAD OF THE PROXIMAL PHALANX WERE TRANSECTED AND SENT OFF TO PATHOLOGY. BONE GRAFT AND K-WIRE WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE TOE.
Patient problems: Metal Related Pathology
MAUDE report 16724737 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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