NA 04.033.071SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 10MM / TI CANN FRN / GT 400MM / LEFT - STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982272133), received between Aug 14, 2023 and Aug 14, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 14, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY ON (B)(4)2023, THE FRN 10X400 L GT WAS INSERTED INTO A HEAVIER PATIENT. WHEN INSERTING THE NAIL, THERE WAS RESISTANCE. ONCE THE NAIL WAS FULLY INSERTED, GREEN TRIPLE SLEEVES WERE INSERTED THROUGH THE JIG AND MALLETED. THE INNER TROCAR ENDED UP BENDING, SO IT WAS TAKEN OUT AND THEN DRILLED. THE DRILL BIT HIT THE NAIL, SO A NEW TRIPLE SLEEVE WAS INSERTED. THE DRILL BIT HIT THE NAIL AGAIN. THE NAIL WAS REMOVED, AND A TFNA WAS INSERTED INSTEAD WITH NO ISSUES. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE10MM / TI CANN FRN / GT 400MM / LEFT - STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17542120 ↗
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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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