GAMMA 3060-0110SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Lag Screw, Ti · Class 2 · Implant
Quick summary
This Stryker Gamma locking nail lag screw is a metal implant used to hold a broken hip or thigh bone in place while it heals. The 27 reports mostly describe the screw or nail breaking after surgery, or shifting out of position — in one case it moved through the nail into the patient's pelvis, requiring a second operation and a replacement femur. All 27 reports are injuries, with no deaths, and no recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 27
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 27
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 27 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540374967), received between Aug 27, 2015 and Dec 26, 2019 — classified as 27 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (10 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
Device problems
- Insufficient Device Problem Information10
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available9
- Fracture6
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Loss of or Failure to Bond1
- Migration1
Patient problems
- No Code Available11
- Death10
- Pain2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Discharge1
- Fluid Discharge1
- Hip Fracture1
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 27 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 26, 2019Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED, THE G3 FEMORAL NECK SCREW HAS MIGRATED THROUGH THE NAIL INTO THE PATIENT'S PELVIS AFTER GAMMA 3 SURGERY. ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON, THEY EXACTLY USED THE OPERATION DESCRIPTION AND ALSO THE LOCKING BOLT WAS CORRECTLY LOCKED IN THE GROOVES OF THE SCREW. PATIENT HAD TO BE OPERATED AGAIN, GOT A FEMUR REPLACEMENT.
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 9520091 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
FOR 1 WEEK WITHOUT RECURRENT TRAUMA, INCREASED PAIN ON THE HIP, LEFT SIDE, AFTER, ON (B)(6) 2018 WITH GAMMA NAIL OSTEOSYNTHESIS TREATED, PERTROCHANTERIC FEMUR FRACTURE, LEFT SIDE, WITH UNCOMPLICATED POSTOPERATIVE COURSE AND RADIOLOGICALLY CONTROLLED, PROPER IMPLANT POSITION.
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 7982164 ↗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. SIXTY-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 7761154 ↗InjuryAug 7, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information
THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(6) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(6) 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 SEQUELAE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. TWO-HUNDRED NINETEEN (219) OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7757113 ↗InjuryAug 7, 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 DUE TO NEW FRACTURE AROUND IMPLANT. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. AT 192 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 7757093 ↗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 UNKNOWN REASON. CASE 75 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 7757002 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 DUE TO SEQUELAE AFTER PROXIMAL FEMUR. CASE 261 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7748252 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 285 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 7748194 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 224 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 7748193 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. REPORT 239 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 7748181 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 DUE TO NONUNION. THE PATIENT RECEIVED A HIP BIPOLAR HEMIARTHROPLASTY. REPORT 276 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 7748173 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 SEQUELAE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. CASE 173 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 7748115 ↗InjuryAug 3, 2018Loss of or Failure to Bond; Appropriate 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 DUE TO MALUNION. RE-OSTEOSYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED. REPORT 209 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 7748109 ↗InjuryAug 3, 2018Fracture; Appropriate 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 DUE TO PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIS AND SEQUELAE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. REPORT 117 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7748105 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 SEQUELAE AFTER HIP FRACTURE. REPORT 140 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7748102 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. CASE 80 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7747994 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 (REMOVAL OF IMPLANT) DUE TO AVASCULAR NECROSIS. REPORT 72 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 7747930 ↗InjuryAug 3, 2018Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(6) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(6) 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 (B)(4) COMPLAINTS WERE INITIATED FOR THE REVISION SURGERIES RETROSPECTIVELY FOR DIFFERENT ADVERSE EVENTS MENTIONED IN THE REPORT. THIS PRODUCT INQUIRY ADDRESSES REVISION SURGERY DUE TO SEQUEL AFTER PROXIMAL FRACTURE. 4 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: Hip Fracture
MAUDE report 7747928 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 (REMOVAL OF IMPLANT) DUE TO AVASCULAR NECROSIS AND LOCAL PAIN. SEVENTY-SEVEN OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Necrosis; Pain
MAUDE report 7747003 ↗InjuryAug 3, 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 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 A NEW FRACTURE AROUND IMPLANT. RE-OSTEOSYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED. REPORT 14 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7746909 ↗InjuryAug 2, 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 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 PRIMARY OSTEOARTHRITIS. REPORT 231 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7742893 ↗InjuryAug 2, 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 (RE-OSTESYNTHESIS) DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7742892 ↗InjuryAug 2, 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 GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN (B)(6) 2005 AND (B)(6) 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 LOCAL PAIN. RE-OSTESYNTHESIS WAS PERFORMED. 204 OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7742890 ↗InjuryAug 2, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE MANUFACTURER BECAME AWARE OF ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THE (B)(6) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER. THE TITLE OF THIS REPORT IS ¿GAMMA 3 IN THE (B)(6) HIP FRACTURE REGISTER¿ WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMMA3 LOCKING NAIL SYSTEM, WITHIN THAT REPORT, POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS/ ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REPORTED, WHICH OCCURRED BETWEEN (B)(6) 2005 AND (B)(6) 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. FORTY FIVE OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7742752 ↗InjuryAug 2, 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 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 SEQUELAE AFTER PROXIMAL FRACTURE. EIGHT OUT OF 290 CASES.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7742745 ↗
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- PRECICE® Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System LSC5-045Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories4 recalls1 report
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System LSB5-075Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories4 recalls0 reports
Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.