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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

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, Classified
    LOW 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, Classified
    LOW 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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