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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, Classified
    13 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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