EXPert Nail 04.034.661SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 12MM TI CANN TIBIAL NAIL-EX W/PROX BEND 405MM-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of EXPert Nail (151)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982095541), received between Mar 5, 2021 and Mar 5, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K040762); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 5, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) TITANIUM CANNULATED TIBIAL NAIL, TWO (2) UNKNOWN DUAL-CORE SCREWS, TWELVE (12) UNKNOWN LOCKING SCREWS, ONE (1) TI END CAP AND ONE (1) TOMOFIX P TIBIAL HEAD PLATE DUE INFECTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 12MM TI CANN TIBIAL NAIL-EX W/PROX BEND 405MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 10 OF 10 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS LINKED TO (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11425541 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K040762. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2051-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · TerminatedTITANIUM END CAP WITH T40 STARDRIVE RECESS, 0MM EXTENSION FOR TITANIUM TIBIAL NAILS-EX; Synthes Tibial Nail System EX is intended to stabilize fractures of the proximal and distal
- Z-2058-2013 · Nov 2, 2012 · TerminatedSynthes Trauma Nail System. The devices are indication for bone fixation.
Other NAIL, FIXATION, BONE devices
- NA 03.043.024Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE234 reports
- NA 03.010.440Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE70 reports
- TRIGEN 71676627Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall2 reports
- TRIGEN 71676628Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 03.043.018Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE33 reports
- TRIGEN 71675383Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE29 reports
- NA 03.010.441Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE27 reports
- NA 04.043.240SSynthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE24 reports
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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