NA 241.36Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR 6 HOLES/73MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982166869), received between May 22, 2022 and Dec 3, 2025 — classified as 5 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
Patient problems
- Muscular Rigidity2
- Pain2
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2025 THAT HWR + REVISION RADIUS + ULNA PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED. REVISION PLATING WAS DONE FOR NON-UNION. (B)(4) IS RELATED TO (B)(4). (B)(4) IS CREATED FOR ADDING ADDITIONAL IPS OF (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 23703548 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE FOR TREATMENT OF AN ANKLE FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. CORTICAL AND CANCELLOUS SCREWS WERE USED FOR FIXATION. AT 24 WEEKS POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED JOINT RIGIDITY AND PAIN AND UNDERWENT HARDWARE REMOVAL SURGERY. UNION HAD BEEN ACHIEVED AT APPROXIMATELY 12 WEEKS. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR 6 HOLES/73MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Muscular Rigidity; Pain
MAUDE report 17614378 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE FOR TREATMENT OF AN ANKLE FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. CORTICAL AND CANCELLOUS SCREWS WERE USED FOR FIXATION. AT 20 WEEKS POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED JOINT RIGIDITY AND PAIN, AND UNDERWENT HARDWARE REMOVAL. UNION HAD BEEN ACHIEVED AT APPROXIMATELY 12 WEEKS. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR 6 HOLES/73MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Muscular Rigidity; Pain
MAUDE report 17613753 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS TREATED FOR ANKLE FRACTURE WITH A 3.5MM ONE THIRD TUBULAR PLATE, UNKNOWN CORTEX SCREWS, SMART PINS AND CANNULATED SCREWS. INTRAOPERATIVELY THERE WAS SEVERE COMMINUTION AND FRAGMENTATION OF FIBULA, PILON VARIANT FRACTURE PATTERN. IT WAS TREATED WITH ADDITIONAL CANNULATED SCREWS IN TIBIA. IT WAS NOTED EXTENDED SURGICAL TIME SECONDARY TO PILON VARIANT ANKLE FRACTURE AND SEVERE COMMINUTION, COMPLICATION NOT RELATED TO SYNTHES DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PL COLLAR 6 HOLES/73. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 17613152 ↗InjuryMay 22, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE REMOVAL OF ANKLE PLATES AND HARDWARE OCCURED. THE SHAFT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT AND THE BROKEN HEAD WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) ONE-THIRD TUBULAR PL COLLAR 6 HOLES/73. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 11 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 14467173 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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