TRIGEN 71631152Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 9MM DRILL SLEEVE · Class 2
All models of TRIGEN (381)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 03596010419675), received between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Align” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K122170); 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Failure to Align1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 12, 2026Failure to Align
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE SURGERY, USING TWO (2) 9MM DRILL SLEEVE THAT WERE BENT, THE DRILL AND SCREW WERE FREQUENTLY OFF TRAJECTORY AND MISSING THE SCREW HOLE IN THE NAIL THROUGH THE GUIDE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A CHANGE IN SURGICAL TECHNIQUE TO A PERFECT CIRCLE TECHNIQUE. NO ADDITIONAL INCISIONS OR REMOVAL OF BONE. ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA WAS NOT REQUIRED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THE SURGICAL PROLONGATION. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25485221 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K122170. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0351-2020 · Oct 7, 2019 · TerminatedLAG SCREW 3.2MM GUIDE PIN SLEEVE, REF 71674032 - Product Usage: The TRIGEN InterTAN nails are indicated for fractures of the femur including: simple shaft fractures, comminuted sha
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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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