GAMMA 8525-2360SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Long Nail, LEFT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GAMMA (249)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327475166), received between May 15, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Fracture2
Patient problems
- Necrosis1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 22, 2025Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "YESTERDAY A BROKEN LONGER GAMMA4 NAIL WAS REMOVED - IT BROKE WITHIN THE LAST 6 WEEKS AFTER IMPLANTATION. THE PATIENT CAME OUT OF REHAB AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN WHILE WALKING."
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 22570535 ↗InjuryMay 15, 2025Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL SURGERY, IT WAS SUSPECTED A TUMOR AT THE FRACTURE SITE AND SUBMITTED THE BONE TISSUE FOR EXAMINATION, WHICH REVEALED NECROSIS OF THE TISSUE AT THE FRACTURE SITE. AFTER SURGERY, THE PATIENT WORKED HARD ON THE REHABILITATION, BUT HE/SHE LOST STRENGTH WHILE SQUATTING AND THE NAIL FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED. THE NAIL REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A BIPOLAR IS SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2025."
Patient problems: Necrosis; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22029165 ↗
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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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