ApeX 121-50320Recalls & reported problems
Extremity Medical, LLC · Large PIP Post - 4.6 x 20mm (30 deg) · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00842078108987), received between Oct 24, 2023 and Oct 24, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
- Material Fragmentation1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Fracture; Material Fragmentation; Fracture; Material Fragmentation
THE JOINT WAS EXPOSED AND USED X- RAY TO DETERMINE THE SIZE. IT WAS FELT THAT THE PATIENT HAD PLENTY OF BONE SPACE FOR THE LARGE X-POST AT 20MM IN LENGTH. THE GUIDE WIRE WAS PLACED AND THEN RE POSITIONED TO GET IT CENTERED DOWN THE CANAL. THE REAMER WAS USED AND THE SURGEON SAID HE SUNK THE BLACK LINE 2-3MM BELOW THE BONE SURFACE. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IF THIS WAS HARD BONE THEN HE SHOULD DRILL, BUT THE DR. FELT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE X-POST WAS IMPLANTED AND BECAME STUCK 3/4 OF THE WAY IN AND WOULD NOT MOVE. DR. PROVIDED MORE FORCE WHICH SNAPPED THE END OF THE SCREW DRIVER OFF AND LEFT IN THE POST. DR. HAD TO FISH THE HEAD OF THE SCREWDRIVER OUT. ONCE THIS WAS MANAGED, HE TRIED TO TAKE OUT THE POST WITH THE OTHER SCREWDRIVER. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FORCE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE POST, THE CANNULATED SCREWDRIVER SNAPPED AGAIN. HE TRIED TO LOCATE ANOTHER 2MM HEX SCREWDRIVER, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO SPARE AVAILABLE. HE TRIED TO USE THE EXPOSED POST WINDOW TO LEVER THE POST OUT, BUT THIS UNFORTUNATELY SNAPPED THE HEAD OF THE POST OFF. DR. WAS THEN FORCED TO PARTIALLY SPLIT THE BONE IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE REST OF THE X POST.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 17995358 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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