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EXPert Nail 04.031.981SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · Ø10MM TI ADOLESCENT LAT ENTRY FEMORAL NAIL-EX/400MM/LT-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 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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