MULTILOC 04.018.240SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 8.5MM TI MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL RIGHT/CANN/240MM-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MULTILOC (48)
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 10886982089465), received between Oct 21, 2022 and Jan 14, 2025 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Hematoma1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Swelling/ Edema1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 14, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY FOR HUMERAL DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE WITH THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION. AFTER THE SURGERY, THE SWELLING WAS OBSERVED DUE TO HEMATOMA ACCUMULATION AT THE DISTAL TRANSVERSE STOP SCREW HEAD. A REMOVAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. AFTER THE SURGERY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PULLED NAIL BODY AND THE SIDE STOPPER SCREW WERE COLORED IN A SPECKLED STATE. THE SURGEON OPINES THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE INFECTION.
Patient problems: Hematoma; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 21147540 ↗InjuryOct 21, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THERE WAS FRACTURE FIXATION OF THE LONG BONES. NONUNION AND NO SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 8.5MM TI MULTILOC HUMERAL NAIL RIGHT/CANN/240MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 15649763 ↗
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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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