GAMMA 8425-0340SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Long Nail, RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327479409), received between Mar 25, 2025 and May 12, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Damaged by Another Device” (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
- Device Damaged by Another Device2
- Fracture2
- Break1
- Material Deformation1
- Positioning Failure1
- Positioning Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 12, 2026Positioning Failure; Device Damaged by Another Device
AS REPORTED: "DURING DISTAL DRILLING, THE DRILL BIT WAS SLIGHTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE NAIL; THE DRILL TIP BROKE OFF THE MOMENT THE DEVICE WAS LOWERED FORCEFULLY. THE BROKEN DRILL TIP HAS BEEN REMOVED, SO THERE ARE NO FOREIGN BODIES REMAINING IN THE BODY." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SALES REP: HOW WAS THE ISSUE SOLVED? ANOTHER DRILL BIT WAS PROVIDED, AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY MAKING MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25153054 ↗InjuryOct 20, 2025Fracture; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT FELT PAIN IN MY FEMUR. AN X-RAY REVEALED A NAIL FRACTURE."
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 23342465 ↗InjuryJul 25, 2025Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "ON (B)(6) 2024, A GAMMA 4 IMPLANT WAS INSERTED FOR A TROCHANTERIC FRACTURE. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT VISITED THE HOSPITAL COMPLAINING OF PAIN, AND AN X-RAY REVEALED THAT THE NAIL (IN THE LAG SCREW HOLE AREA) WAS BROKEN. THE DOCTOR BELIEVES THAT THE NAIL WAS UNDER STRESS DUE TO NONUNION. REOPERATION (BHA) IS SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2025."
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 22610289 ↗MalfunctionMar 25, 2025Device Damaged by Another Device; Material Deformation; Positioning Problem; Device Damaged by Another Device; Material Deformation; Positioning Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO IMPLANT THE T2 ALPHA NAIL FOR A PATIENT WITH RIGHT SUBTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE. WHEN THE PRECISION PIN WAS INSERTED, IT INTERFERED WITH THE NAIL. AFTER THAT, THE NAIL PASSED THROUGH, BUT THE LAG SCREW REAMER DID NOT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRECISION PIN WITH ANOTHER ONE AND REPLACING THE NAIL WITH 360 MM NAIL BECAUSE THEY WERE DAMAGED.".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21692893 ↗
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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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