EXPert Nail 04.013.660SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 12MM 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
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982088239), received between Jun 2, 2021 and Apr 29, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries.
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 Problem2
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 29, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, A PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL OF NAIL AND EXCHANGE WITH NEW NAIL DUE TO NEW TROCH FRACTURE. TWO (2) SCREWS WERE REMOVED. ONE SCREW (1) WAS FUND BROKEN DURING REMOVAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS NOTED THAT NOT ALL BROKEN FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 12MM TI CANN RETRO/ANTEGRADE FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 14253309 ↗InjuryJun 2, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF NAILING DUE TO NON-UNION. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 12MM TI CANN RETRO/ANTEGRADE FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 5 OF 5 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 11924973 ↗
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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