EXPert Nail 04.001.236SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 7MM TI CANNULATED HUMERAL NAIL-EX/280MM-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of EXPert Nail (151)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982080943), received between May 24, 2021 and May 24, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K033071); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 24, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL SURGERY OF A BROKEN TITANIUM CANNULATED HUMERAL NAIL. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SPIRAL BLADE (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREW (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN), UNKNOWN END CAP (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR 1 7MM TI CANNULATED HUMERAL NAIL-EX/280MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11872507 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K033071. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0407-2014 · Jul 30, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes Titanium Cannulated Humeral Nail Intended to aid in the alignment and stabilization of humeral fractures
- Z-2058-2013 · Nov 2, 2012 · TerminatedSynthes Trauma Nail System. The devices are indication for bone fixation.
Other NAIL, FIXATION, BONE devices
- NA 03.043.024Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE234 reports
- NA 03.010.440Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE70 reports
- TRIGEN 71676627Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall2 reports
- TRIGEN 71676628Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 03.043.018Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE33 reports
- TRIGEN 71675383Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE29 reports
- NA 03.010.441Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE27 reports
- NA 03.010.435Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE24 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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