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EXPert Nail 04.003.252SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 9MM TI LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL-EX/360MM/RT-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 10886982081834), received between Jan 27, 2020 and Jan 27, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K040336); 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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Code Available1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryJan 27, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF TITANIUM LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL DUE TO NONUNION. THERE WAS PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES UNKNOWN NUMBER OF DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 9MM TI LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL-EX/ 360MM/ RT-STERILE. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 9633094 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K040336. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1915-2015 · May 27, 2015 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 6.5 mm Titanium Recon Screws w/T25 Stardrive (70mm, 75mm, 80mm, 85mm, 90mm, 95mm, 105mm); part of the Expert Lateral Femur Nail System and indicated to stabilize Sub
  • Z-2058-2013 · Nov 2, 2012 · Terminated
    Synthes Trauma Nail System. The devices are indication for bone fixation.

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