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NA 04.233.128SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · RFNA / 11MM / 280MM 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 10886982290625), received between May 23, 2023 and May 23, 2023 — 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

  • Wound Dehiscence1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 23, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) PROCEDURE WITH LEFT RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL ADVANCED (RFNA) TO TREAT FEMORAL SHAFT FRACTURE. POSTOPERATIVELY PATIENT EXPERIENCED WOUND DEHISCENCE. PATIENT OUTCOME IS REPORTED AS RECOVERED/RESOLVED. POST MARKET STUDIES SUBJECT ID - (B)(6). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RFNA / 11MM / 280MM 5 DEGREE BEND / STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 13 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence

    MAUDE report 16989063 ↗

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 Adva
  • 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 Adva

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