Zimmer® Natural Nail™ System 00-2490-003-68Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00889024276284), received between Sep 28, 2021 and Sep 28, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Activation Problem” (1 report).

5 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K091566, K231114); 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 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 28, 2021Break; Fracture; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem; Device Damaged by Another Device; Activation Problem; Break; Fracture; Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem; Device Damaged by Another Device; Activation Problem

  INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATION INVOLVING THE FRACTURE OF THE INSTRUMENT. NO BROKEN PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT AND THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12539509 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K091566, K231114. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• 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-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-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