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EXPert Nail 04.013.050Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · TI SPIRAL BLADE 90MM FOR TI RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAILS-EX · 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 10886982087546), received between Nov 19, 2019 and Nov 19, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K033618); 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

  • Inflammation1
  • No Code Available1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryNov 19, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS, INFECTION, INFLAMMATION, NONUNION OF JOINT, AND DELAYED HEALING. ONE (1) HINDFOOT NAIL, ONE (1) SPIRAL BLADE, ONE (1) 6MM UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREW, AND ONE (1) 5MM UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREW WERE REMOVED. ALL HARDWARE WAS INTACT. AFTER THE REMOVAL, THE EXTREMITY OF THE PATIENT WAS I&D USING RIA. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.  IT IS UNKNOWN IF PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT STATUS WAS GOOD. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES FOUR (4) DEVICES. THIS IS 4 OF 4 FOR REPORT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Inflammation; No Code Available; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 9342485 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K033618. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2058-2013 · Nov 2, 2012 · Terminated
    Synthes Trauma Nail System. The devices are indication for bone fixation.

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