GAMMA 3225-0420SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613153312833), received between Dec 8, 2017 and Aug 14, 2018 — classified as 4 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryAug 14, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  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, POST-OPERATIVE 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. THE 89 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 7779984 ↗
• InjuryAug 13, 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, POST-OPERATIVE 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 UNKNOWN REASON; 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 7779662 ↗
• InjuryAug 13, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  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, POST-OPERATIVE 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. THE 144 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 7779657 ↗
• InjuryDec 8, 2017Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE OF THE DISTAL SCREWS BROKEN (MOST PROXIMAL), WHICH DYNAMISED THE NAIL. ALSO BROKEN GAMMA3 LONG NAIL WAS REPORTED + PSEUDOARTHROSIS AFTER ALMOST 7 MONTHS. SURGEON LEFT LITTLE PIECE OF DISTAL SCREW. DETECTION OF BROKEN DISTAL SCREW AT VISIT AND X-RAY AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS.

  Patient problems: No Code Available

  MAUDE report 7102052 ↗