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GAMMA 8525-0380SRecalls & reported problems

Stryker GmbH · Long Nail, LEFT · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
4
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327477627), received between Jun 21, 2023 and Feb 12, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.

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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 1 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break2
  • Fracture2
  • Malposition of Device2
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Device Damaged by Another Device1
  • Positioning Failure1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant2
  • Arthritis1
  • Bursitis1
  • Hip Fracture1
  • Implant Pain1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • Perforation1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionFeb 12, 2026Positioning Failure; Malposition of Device

    AS REPORTED: "DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ADJUSTMENT OF THE ADJUSTING DEVICE, THE MOST DISTAL ADVANCE LOCKING SCREW OF THE TWO DISTAL TRANSVERSE STOPS WAS INSERTED INTO THE BONE WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH THE NAIL. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER WOUND CLOSURE. REINSERTION OF THE SCREW OUTSIDE THE NAIL WAS NOT PERFORMED, AND THE PLAN IS TO OBSERVE THE SITUATION AND TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE."

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24328420 ↗
  • InjuryApr 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    AS REPORTED: "STUDY: STRYKER PEGASUS. SUBJECT: (B)(6). ONSET DATE: (B)(6) 2025 - PAIN. PATIENT FIRST LEFT MESSAGE WITH INTERNAL MEDICINE ABOUT PAINFUL LEFT HIP ON (B)(6) 2025. SHE WAS SEEN BY THE SURGEON ON (B)(6) 2025. SHE DESCRIBED DIFFUSE LEFT HIP PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEG AND WORSENED BY WEIGHTBEARING. ASSESSMENT AT (B)(6) 2025 FOLLOW-UP INCLUDED GT BURSITIS, ARTHRITIS, AND LEFT SI JOINT PAIN. SHE HAS TRIED GABAPENTIN AND GOT CORTISONE INJECTION AT THIS FOLLOW-UP. SHE IS CONSIDERING HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY."

    Patient problems: Arthritis; Bursitis; Implant Pain

    MAUDE report 21806087 ↗
  • InjuryApr 18, 2024Break; Fracture; Device Damaged by Another Device; Break; Fracture; Device Damaged by Another Device

    IT WAS REPORTED: "PATIENT WAS WALKING UP STEPS DURING ASSIGNED PHYSICAL THERAPY AND HEARD A POP." PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A BROKEN NAIL WHICH REQUIRED A REVISION SURGERY.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 19139648 ↗
  • InjurySep 8, 2023Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A REVISION SURGERY ON A GAMMA 4 NAIL ON WAS PERFORMED A FEW MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY. THE NAIL BROKE RIGHT AT THE LAG SCREW INTERFACE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 17712463 ↗
  • InjuryJun 21, 2023Malposition of Device; Malposition of Device

    AS REPORTED: "IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S LEFT FEMUR WAS REVISED DUE TO THE LAG SCREW PENETRATING THROUGH THE PATIENT'S FEMORAL HEAD. THE NAIL AND ALL SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND A HEMI HIP WAS IMPLANTED. REP CONFIRMED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL OR SURGEON."

    Patient problems: Hip Fracture; Perforation

    MAUDE report 17172155 ↗

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