RibLoc RBL1303Recalls & reported problems
Acute Innovations LLC · 115mm Rib Plate · Class 2
All models of RibLoc (6)
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 10814493010395), received between Aug 16, 2016 and Mar 12, 2018 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Discomfort1
- Failure of Implant1
- Impaired Healing1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 12, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS WAS A SECOND REMOVAL FOR THE PATIENT DUE TO PLATE BREAKAGE; PATIENT FELT A CRACK UPON TURNING IN HER SLEEP. SURGEON REPORTED THERE WAS IN GROWTH AND THE SURGEON DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE PLATES.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7331895 ↗InjuryAug 16, 2016Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2014, SEVEN RIBLOC U PLUS PLATES WERE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED TO TREAT RIB FRACTURES. ON (B)(6) 2015, 4 PLATES WERE REMOVED DUE TO PATIENT COMPLAINTS OF DISCOMFORT; 3 PLATES WERE LEFT IN PLACE. NONE OF THE PLATES REMOVED WERE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER. IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE IMPLANTS (PLATES AND SCREWS) AND THERE WAS NO MENTION BY THE USER OF AN APPARENT INSTALLATION ERROR AND YET THE BONES HAD NOT HEALED AFTER BEING INSTALLED FOR 16 MONTHS.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Impaired Healing
MAUDE report 5880986 ↗
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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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