TRIGEN 71647246Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 10MM X 46CM 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
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010500861), received between Aug 7, 2018 and Aug 7, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO HYPERTROPHIC CALLUS FORMATION RESULTING IN MAL/NON UNION.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 7756529 ↗
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-2443-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedTRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 36CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647336, Femur nail
- Z-2444-2023 · Jul 24, 2023 · Open, ClassifiedTRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL LIME 11.5MM X 40CM 130 DEGREE LEFT, REF 71647340, 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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