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NA 241.624Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · LOCKING CALCANEAL PLATE LONG-RIGHT · Class 2 · Implant

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 10886982167415), received between Aug 4, 2023 and Aug 4, 2023 — 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 4, 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 A SEVERELY COMMINUTED RIGHT OPEN FRACTURE WITH A LOCKING CALCANEAL PLATE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. NINE SCREWS WERE USED FOR FIXATION. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A DEEP INFECTION FOR WEEKS POSTOPERATIVELY, AND A BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED. THE PATIENT DID NOT RETURN TO WORK DUE TO DISABILITY.

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 17459950 ↗

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