TRIGEN 71647240Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 10MM X 40CM 130 DEGREE LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
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 03596010500830), received between Aug 28, 2019 and Aug 28, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K040462, K210980); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 28, 2019Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN EXPIRED IMPLANT WAS USED ON THE PATIENT. SMITH AND NEPHEW REALIZED WHEN THE HOSPITAL ISSUED THE PO FOR BILLING. IT IS UNKNOWN WHY THE DEVICE WAS STILL ON THE HOSPITAL AND THE CONSIGNMENT STOCK PROCEDURE WAS NOT FOLLOWED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8942207 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K040462, K210980. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2456-2026 · Mar 16, 2026 · Open, ClassifiedTRIGEN PROXIMAL STRAIGHT HUMERAL NAIL 8/7 X 16, REF: 71760816
- Z-1806-2025 · Mar 18, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedMETA-TAN LAG/COMPRESSION SCREW KIT 90MM/85MM, REF: 71642690
- Z-2444-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedTRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 40CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647340, Femur nail
- Z-2443-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedTRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 36CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647336, Femur nail
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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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