NA 293.790Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM STEINMANN PIN WITH CENTRAL THREAD 225MM · 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 10886982181305), received between Sep 18, 2018 and Sep 18, 2018 — 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
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 18, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF THE TIBIA ON (B)(6) 2018. THE INITIAL NONUNION WAS CAUSED BY THE SEVERITY OF INJURY AND COMMINUTION OF BONE FRAGMENTS. NO IMPLANTS USED IN FIRST STAGE FIXATION CAUSED NONUNION. FIRST STAGE FIXATION WAS PERFORMED WITH (9) SYNTHES LARGE EXTERNAL FIXATOR ON (B)(6) 2018. BONE GRAFT WAS HARVESTED ON (B)(6) 2018 USING THE RIA SYSTEM OF WHICH THE RIA DRIVE SHAFT IS A PART. THE CHOICE TO HARVEST BONE GRAFT FROM FEMUR TO APPLY IT TO TIBIA TO PROMOTE FRACTURE HEALING. NONE OF THE EXTERNAL FIXATOR PARTS FAILED. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES NINE (9) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 9 OF 9 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7887357 ↗
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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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