NA 04.233.032SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RFNA / 10MM / 320MM STANDARD BEND / STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982289124), received between Sep 10, 2021 and Apr 1, 2024 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K201346, K233696); 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Physical Asymmetry1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 1, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
STUDY ID: (B)(6). SUBJECT ID: (B)(6). IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST-OP WOUND INFECTION OCCURRED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RFNA/ 10MM/ 320MM/ STANDARD BEND/ STER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 7 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 19014936 ↗InjuryMar 21, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event
THE INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS REVIEWED AND FOUND NOT REPORTABLE. REPORT IS A DUPLICATE. EVENT IS CAPTURED UNDER 8030965-2024-04304.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18949683 ↗InjurySep 10, 2021Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, A REDUCTION WAS ACHIEVED ON A FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURE AND RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAILING SYSTEM (RFNA) DISPLACED FRACTURE BECAUSE THE RADIUS OF CURVATURE IS TOO GREAT. UPON PLACEMENT OF THE RFNA, THE REDUCTION WAS LOST, RESULTING IN AN APEX ANTERIOR DEFORMITY BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RADIUS OF CURVATURE OF THE NAIL, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND A RETROGRADE/ANTEGRADE FEMORAL NAIL (RAFN) NAIL WAS USED INSTEAD TO FIXATE THE FRACTURE. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THIRTY(30) MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RFNA / 10MM / 320MM 5 DEGREE BEND / STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Physical Asymmetry
MAUDE report 12456388 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K201346, K233696. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0228-2026 · Sep 26, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedLOW PROF LCKNG SCREW, F/IM NAIL 5.0MM / L, 46MM / XL25/ STER. Product Code: 04.045.346TS. Used in RFN-ADVANCEDTM Retrograde Femoral Nailing (RFNA) System and the Tibial Nail A
- Z-0229-2026 · Sep 26, 2025 · Open, ClassifiedLOW PROF LCKNG SCREW, F/IM NAIL 5.0MM / L, 42MM / XL25/ STER. Product Code: 04.045.342TS. Used in RFN-ADVANCEDTM Retrograde Femoral Nailing (RFNA) System and the Tibial Nail A
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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