EXPert Nail 04.031.981SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · Ø10MM TI ADOLESCENT LAT ENTRY FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM/LT-STER · 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 10886982094759), received between Jul 10, 2020 and Jul 10, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).
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
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Failure of Implant1
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 10, 2020Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED A REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020 DUE TO A MISALIGNMENT ISSUE WITH DEVICES. A REPLACEMENT OF AN ADOLESCENT LATERAL FEMORAL NAIL (ALFN) WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE THE BOLT AND TWO (2) HIP SCREWS WERE OUTSIDE OF THE NAIL. THIS MISPLACEMENT RESULTED IN A BAD CONSOLIDATION AND A 51 DEGREE VARUS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Failure of Implant; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10257818 ↗
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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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