EXPert Nail 04.003.257SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 9MM TI LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL RECON NAIL-EX/380MM/LT-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 10886982081865), received between Dec 26, 2017 and Dec 26, 2017 — 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
- 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.
InjuryDec 26, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A 9 MM X 380 MM SYNTHES LATERAL ENTRY FEMORAL NAIL (LEFN) FOR A FEMUR FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2015. ON A SUBSEQUENT UNKNOWN DATE, THE SURGEON DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A DELAYED NON-UNION OF THE FEMUR. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR HARDWARE REMOVAL AND REVISION TO A LONGER 11 MM X 380 MM LEFN NAIL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED SURGICAL DELAY, NO BROKEN HARDWARE OR FRAGMENTS, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7145661 ↗
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 · TerminatedDePuy 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 · TerminatedSynthes Trauma Nail System. The devices are indication for bone fixation.
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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