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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

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

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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