EXPert Nail 04.008.228SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 12MM TI HINDFOOT ARTHRODESIS CANN NAIL-EX 240MM/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 10886982087249), received between Oct 3, 2018 and Oct 3, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K051678); 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
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 3, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A HIND FOOT FUSION NAIL, ALONG WITH A SPIRAL BLADE AND THREE (3) 5.0 MM LOCKING SCREWS, WAS REMOVED DUE TO PAIN. SURGICAL OUTCOME AND PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 12MM TITANIUM (TI) HINDFOOT ARTHRODESIS NAIL. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 7929718 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K051678. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1234-2024 · Jan 24, 2024 · Open, Classified13 mm Titanium Hindfoot Arthrodesis Cannulated Nails EX, sterile -Intended to facilitate tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis to treat severe foot/ankle deformity, arthritis, instability
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- PRECICE® Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System LSC5-045Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories4 recalls1 report
- PRECICE® Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System LSC5-050Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories4 recalls1 report
- TRIGEN 71674067Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES201 reports
- PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening System LSB5-040Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories4 recalls0 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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