NA 04.233.042SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RFNA / 10MM / 420MM STANDARD BEND / STERILE · 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 10886982289179), received between May 10, 2022 and May 10, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
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 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.
InjuryMay 10, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE 10X420 RFNA BROKEN - NON-UNION CAUSED A PATIENT TO EXPERIENCE A POST-OP DEVICE MALFUNCTION THAT WAS UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED AN ADVERSE EVENT THAT AS ALSO UNKNOWN. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED HARM RELEVANT TO THIS EVENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RFNA / 10 / 420 5 DEG BEND / STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 14345497 ↗
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-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 Adva
- 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 Adva
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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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