GAMMA 8425-0360SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Long Nail, RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GAMMA (249)
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 07613327479447), received between Jun 5, 2023 and Aug 12, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (4 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
- Fracture4
- Break2
- Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information3
- Failure of Implant2
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
- Fall1
- Implant Pain1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 12, 2026Fracture
It was reported that, after the surgery, the nail fractured and was replaced with one from another manufacturer.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 50227223 ↗InjuryJun 16, 2026Fracture
AS REPORTED: "GAMMA4 LONG NAIL REVISION DUE TO FRACTURE AT THE LAG SCREW HOLE."
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 25521166 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2025Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth; Loosening of Implant Not Related to Bone-Ingrowth
AS REPORTED: "ALS IS GRADUALLY LOOSENING UP AFTER SURGERY".
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21583337 ↗InjuryDec 10, 2024Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "THE SURGEON REPORTS WHAT HE BELIEVES TO BE A BROKEN GAMMA 4 NAIL. THE SURGEON CLAIMS AGAIN THAT THE NAIL BROKE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE LAG SCREW. THERE HAS NOT TO DATE BEEN A RE OPERATION." UPDATE: THE PATIENT CLAIMS THEY HAD LITTLE TO NO PAIN FOR 6 MONTHS THEN SUDDENLY FELT PAIN. THE NAIL WAS EXPLANTS AND THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 20897132 ↗InjuryJun 5, 2023Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture
AS REPORTED: "GAMMA 4 NAIL IMPLANTED 5 MONTHS AGO. PATIENT HAD SUB-TROCH NON-UNION AND FELL, GAMMA 4 NAIL BROKE. PATIENT NEVER HEALED AND WAS ALLOWED TO 'WAIT THERE' FOR THE SURGEON AND PA." IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN INFECTION, AND THE PATIENT WAS REVISED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Fall; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 17057006 ↗
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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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