NA 04.233.124SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RFNA / 11MM / 240MM STANDARD BEND / STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982290618), received between May 3, 2022 and Mar 6, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
Patient problems
- Malunion of Bone1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 6, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2026 THAT THE PATIENT WAS REVISED AND HARDWARE WERE REMOVED DUE TO NON-UNION AND MAL-UNION
Patient problems: Malunion of Bone; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 24531212 ↗InjuryMay 3, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF A RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL -ADVANCED SYSTEM (RFNA) NAIL CONSTRUCT AND A VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) CONDYLAR PLATE CONSTRUCT WERE REMOVED FROM A FEMUR BECAUSE OF INFECTION. THE DEVICES WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022 AND EXPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022. NO ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE ON THE DEVICES FROM THE SURGEON. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE PROXIMAL SCREWS, AND PERFORMED AN AMPUTATION TO REMOVE REMAINING HARDWARE ON ONE PIECE. THE EXACT TOTAL NUMBER OF IMPLANTED SCREWS REMOVED IS UNKNOWN. THE PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR A RFNA NAIL.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 14270132 ↗
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 A
- 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
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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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