GAMMA 3060-0100SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 59 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540374943), received between Jul 27, 2018 and Jan 21, 2025 — classified as 58 injuries, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (9 reports).

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 25 most recent of 59 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJan 21, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS CONVERTED FROM A GAMMA TROCHANTERIC NAIL TO A TOTAL HIP DUE TO CUT-OUT OF THE LAG SCREW THROUGH THE FEMORAL HEAD. REP PROVIDED EXPLANT PICTURES AND REVISION USAGE, AND CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.

  Patient problems: Perforation

  MAUDE report 21200629 ↗
• InjuryApr 11, 2024Migration; Migration

  AS REPORTED: "I'M IN PETERBOROUGH HOSPITAL, THEY HAVE A GAMMA NAIL WHERE THE LAG SCREW HAS MIGRATED INTO THE PELVIS. THE EXTRACTION IS TODAY. "

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Perforation

  MAUDE report 19086039 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 21, 2023Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  AS REPORTED: "SET SCREW WAS STUCK IN A GAMMA4 SHORT NAIL, COULD NOT BACK IT OUT TO DO A LIVE SCREW EXCHANGE AFTER IMPLANTATION. AFTER LOCKING DISTALLY AND TAKING FINAL X-RAYS. THE SURGEON WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE LAG SCREW LENGTH, HE WANTED TO ADD 5MM TO THE LENGTH, THINKING HE WOULD GET MORE COMPRESSION AT THE FRACTURE SITE THAN HE DID. HE TRIED TO LOOSEN THE LAG SCREW, BUT HE COULD NOT LOOSEN IT. HE TRIED WITH BOTH THE G4 AND G3 SET SCREW DRIVERS. THIS DID DELAY THE SURGERY FOR ABOUT 15MINS. IN ADDITION TO THIS WE DID HAVE TO USE A G3 LAG SCREW BECAUSE OUR OPERATION TEAM SENT THE INCORRECT G4 LAG SCREW INSERTIONS INSTRUMENTS."

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18180270 ↗
• InjuryMar 4, 2021Migration; Migration

  AS REPORTED: "MEDIAL MIGRATION OF GAMMA LAG SCREW INTO PATIENT¿S PELVIS. REVISION THA SCHEDULED THE (B)(6) 2021 TO REMOVE LAG SCREW AND REPLACE HIP."

  Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Hip Fracture

  MAUDE report 11412220 ↗
• InjuryOct 7, 2019Malposition of Device; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Malposition of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT'S RIGHT FEMUR WAS REVISED BECAUSE THE LAG SCREW OF THE GAMMA NAIL WAS SITTING PROUD AND CAUSING HIP IRRITATION FOR THE PATIENT. THE LAG SCREW WAS REMOVED. NONE OF THE OTHER DEVICES IN THE GAMMA NAIL CONSTRUCT WERE REMOVED. REP CONFIRMED NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON.

  Patient problems: Injury; Irritation

  MAUDE report 9163952 ↗
• InjurySep 17, 2019Patient-Device Incompatibility

  PATIENT WAS HIT BY A CAR ON (B)(6) 2017 SUSTAINING A LEFT FEMORAL FRACTURE. (B)(6) 2018 THE FRACTURE WAS ADDRESSED BY IMPLANTATION OF A GAMMA3 LONG NAIL AND LAG SCREW. PATIENT HAS SINCE ALLEGED PAIN.

  Patient problems: Pain

  MAUDE report 9079593 ↗
• InjuryNov 19, 2018Malposition of Device

  (B)(6) 2018 LONG GAMMA NAIL WAS IMPLANTED IN FEMORIS OF THE RIGHT FEMORAL TROCHANTER AS PRIMARY PROCEDURE. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY, THE LAG SCREW WAS BACKED OUT, AND REPLACED IT TO THE ARTIFICIAL FEMORAL HEAD AT (B)(6) 2018. THE BONE QUALITY AND THE SKELETAL POSITION WERE NOT GOOD.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 8084259 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Fracture

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO NEW FRACTURE AROUND IMPLANT. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761389 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761388 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761288 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Failure to Osseointegrate

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO OSTEOSYNTHESIS FAILURE. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND SIX OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761286 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Fracture

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO SEQUELE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761284 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY (RE-OSTESYNTHESIS) DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. TWO HUNDRED AND TWELVE OUT OF 290 CASES.

  Patient problems: No Code Available

  MAUDE report 7761282 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO MALUNION. TWO HUNDRED OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761215 ↗
• InjuryAug 8, 2018Fracture

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO OSTEOSYNTHESIS FAILURE, CUTOUT AND NEW FRACTURE AROUND IMPLANT. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND TEN OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7761132 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Fracture

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO OSTEOSYNTHESIS FAILURE. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. CASE 243 OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7757118 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. CASE 158 OUT OF 290 CASES.

  Patient problems: No Code Available

  MAUDE report 7757110 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO SEQUELAE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. CASE 160 OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7757104 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO SEQUELAE AFTER PROXIMAL FEMUR. CASE 287 OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7757100 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Fracture

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO AVASCULAR NECROSIS. RE-OSTEOSYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED. CASE 156 OUT OF 290 CASES.

  Patient problems: Hip Fracture

  MAUDE report 7757099 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA 3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. CASE 157 OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7757090 ↗
• InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO SEQUELE AFTER PROXIMAL FEMUR. ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7757087 ↗
• InjuryAug 6, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO OSTEOSYNTHESIS FAILURE. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7751266 ↗
• InjuryAug 6, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(4) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO OSTEOSYNTHESIS FAILURE. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-TWO OUT OF 290 CASES. IT WAS ALSO INDICATED THAT PATIENT DIED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF REVISION SURGERY HOWEVER THE CAUSE AND DATE OF DEATH WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: Death

  MAUDE report 7751265 ↗
• InjuryAug 6, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

  THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE NORWEGIAN HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN 1-JAN-2005 AND 31-DEC-2016. A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HANDLING DATABASE REVEALED THAT THE EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED PREVIOUSLY TO STRYKER, THEREFORE 290 COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. CASE 263 OUT OF 290 CASES.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7751264 ↗