TRIGEN 71634240Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010393289), received between Dec 20, 2022 and Dec 20, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

6 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K210980, K981529); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 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.

• InjuryDec 20, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM FRACTURE NON-UNION AFTER HAVING A FRACTURE FIXATION SURGERY OF THE LEFT FEMUR USING THE TRIGEN FAN SYSTEM. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019 WITH EXCHANGE OF THE NAILING SYSTEM TO A COMPETITOR´S SYSTEM. THE CURRENT STATE OF HEALTH OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOTICED IN A RETROSPECTIVE POST-MARKET CLINICAL FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY (PMCF) WHERE ANONYMIZED DATA SUMMARIZING OUTCOMES WERE GATHERED; THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS NOT KNOWN, AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO COLLECT IT. WE DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL HCPS AND REVISIT NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO RETRIEVE FURTHER INFORMATION.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Discomfort; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

  MAUDE report 16014722 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K210980, K981529. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2456-2026 · Mar 16, 2026 · Open, Classified
  TRIGEN PROXIMAL STRAIGHT HUMERAL NAIL 8/7 X 16, REF: 71760816
• Z-1806-2025 · Mar 18, 2025 · Open, Classified
  META-TAN LAG/COMPRESSION SCREW KIT 90MM/85MM, REF: 71642690
• Z-2443-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, Classified
  TRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 36CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647336, Femur nail
• Z-2444-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, Classified
  TRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 40CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647340, Femur nail
• Z-0944-2013 · Feb 7, 2013 · Terminated
  INTERNAL HEX RECON SCREW, TI-6AL-4V, REF 7162375, TRIGEN (R) INTERNAL HEX CAPTURED RECON SCREW, QTY: (1), 6.4 MM, 75 MM, TITANIUM, Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopedic. Bone screw for
• Z-0943-2013 · Feb 7, 2013 · Terminated
  INTERNAL HEX RECON SCREW, TI-6AL-4V, REF 7162380, TRIGEN (R) INTERNAL HEX CAPTURED RECON SCREW, QTY: (1), 6.4 MM, 80 MM, TITANIUM, Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopedic. Bone screw for