Natural Nail® 00-2490-047-32Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024063952), received between Jan 18, 2022 and Oct 31, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).

5 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K091566); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryOct 31, 2024Fracture; Fracture

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 20578388 ↗
• InjuryJan 18, 2022Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE PLACING THE THREADED PIN ON A CMN NAIL, THE PIN BROKE AT THE THREAD. THE TIP IS IN THE BONE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE SO THE WIRE REMAINED IN THE BONE. THERE WAS A DELAY TO SURGERY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND THERE IS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AT THIS TIME.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 13282194 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K091566. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-1792-2021 · May 7, 2021 · Terminated
  Zimmer Natural Nail -ZNN Cephalomedullary Short Nail 11.5 mm X 21.5 cm 125 CCD Left Ti-6Al-4V Alloy- intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone Item Nu
• Z-1793-2021 · May 7, 2021 · Terminated
  Zimmer Natural Nail- ZNN Cephalomedullary Short Nail 11.5 mm X 21.5 cm 130 CCD Left Ti-6Al-4V Alloy-is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone Item
• Z-0337-2020 · Oct 10, 2019 · Terminated
  Cephalomedullary Nail (CMN), Various sizes, Item Nos. 47249318009 47249318010 47249318011 47249318013 47249318014 47249318109 47249318110 47249318111 47249318113 472493181
• Z-0119-2016 · Sep 3, 2015 · Terminated
  Zimmer Natural Nail CM Long. Intramedullary Fixation Rod. The Zimmer Natural Nail System is intended for temporary fracture fixation and stabilization of the bone.
• Z-0824-2011 · Oct 29, 2010 · Terminated
  Zimmer Natural Nail System Cephalomedullary Lag Screw Inserter Long, Catalog 00-2490-003-50, Zimmer, Warsaw, IN. A reusable surgical instrument used for the insertion of a Lag Scr