EXPert Nail 04.013.360SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 9MM TI CANN RETRO/ANTEGRADE FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM-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 10886982087720), received between Oct 22, 2020 and Oct 22, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
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
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 22, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT HARDWARE REMOVAL DUE TO NAIL BENT AND NON-UNION. THE PATIENT WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED WITH ONE (1) TITANIUM RETRO/ANTEGRADE FEMORAL NAIL, AND FOUR (4) TITANIUM LOCKING SCREWS (SIZES 56MM/85MM/38MM/38MM) ON (B)(6) 2018. THE PATIENT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PLANNED SURGERY TO LENGTHEN THE IMPLANT OR ADD ANOTHER IMPLANT FOR LENGTHENING BUT THE PATIENT DID NOT SHOW UP DUE TO PERSONAL/FAMILY ISSUES SO THE PLANNED SURGERY DID NOT PUSH THROUGH THEN IT RESULTED FOR THE NAIL TO FATIGUE (FAIL) AND BENT. THE PATIENT WAS THEN RE-OPERATED AND NAIL EXCHANGE WAS DONE SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE AFTER THE PROCEDURE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: THE TITANIUM LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE 56MM F/IM NAIL-STERILE (PART# 04.005.546S, LOT# H246755, QUANTITY 1). TITANIUM LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE 85MM F/IM NAIL-STERILE(PART# 04.005.575S, LOT# H4982089, QUANTITY 1). TITANIUM LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE 38MM F/IM NAIL-STERILE (PART# 04.005.528S, LOT# 714447, QUANTITY 1). TITANIUM LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE 38MM F/IM NAIL-STERILE (PART# 04.005.528S, LOT# H729904, QUANTITY 1). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10722056 ↗
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 · 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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