TRIGEN 71648236Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TRIGEN TROCHANTERIC ANTEGRADE NAIL ROSE 10MM X 36CM 130 DEGREE RIGHT · 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 03596010501141), received between Nov 13, 2019 and Nov 13, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Connection Problem” (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
- Connection Problem1
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.
MalfunctionNov 13, 2019Connection Problem; Connection Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE PROCEDURE, THE PROXIMAL CAP DID NOT JOIN TO NAIL. THE INDICATED PROCEDURE WAS DONE, BUT THESE DID NOT ADAPT PROPERLY TO THE NAIL, THEREFORE, ANOTHER CAP WAS OPENED BUT THIS ALSO FAILED, THE PATIENT WAS LEFT WITHOUT A CAP. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLUGS OR THE NAIL. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE. DELAY 30 MINUTES -1 HOUR REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9318098 ↗
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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