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EXPert Nail 04.031.940SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · Ø8.2MM TI ADOLESCENT LAT ENTRY FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM/RT-STER · Class 2 · Implant

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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 10886982094384), received between Jul 22, 2022 and Jul 22, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Fatigue1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJul 22, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE REVIEW OF A CLINICAL EVALUATION REPORT (CER) FROM A RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITY DATABASE (DDRA) SUMMARY OF RETROSPECTIVE DATA FOR PATIENTS TREATED WITH THE LATERAL FEMORAL NAIL, ADOLESCENT LATERAL FEMORAL NAIL, AND THE FEMORAL RECON NAIL. BETWEEN JANUARY 2014 AND OCTOBER 2021, A TOTAL OF 300 PATIENTS (219 PATIENTS TREATED WITH LFN, 56 PATIENTS TREATED WITH ALFN, AND 25 PATIENTS TREATED WITH FRN) WERE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT IF THEY HAD EITHER 9 MONTHS OF FOLLOW-UP OR EVIDENCE OF HEALING. THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE (B)(6) HOSPITAL¿S ORTHOPEDIC INPATIENT DATABASE: LFN GROUP: PATIENT (B)(6): A 32-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT HAD A WEAKNESS IN LEG, WHICH RESOLVED WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY. PATIENT(B)(6) : AN 81-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT HAD A PERSISTENT SWELLING ABOUT KNEE 1.5 YEARS POSTOPERATIVELY, COMPRESSION. PATIENT (B)(6) : A 58-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT HAD A PULMONARY EMBOLISM. PATIENT(B)(6) : A 35-YEAR-OLD FEMALE PATIENT HAD DIFFICULT REDUCTION INTRAOPERATIVELY AND HAD RESIDUAL SORENESS AT INCISION SITE POSTOPERATIVELY. PATIENT (B)(6) : A 16-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT HAD PAIN WITH IMPLANTS LEADING TO REHOSPITALIZATION FOR ADJUNCTIVE PLA

    Patient problems: Fatigue

    MAUDE report 15084731 ↗

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