NA 04.233.428SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RFNA / 14MM / 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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982291110), received between Jun 30, 2025 and Jun 30, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 30, 2025Break; Use of Device Problem; Break; Use of Device Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2025, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN SURGERY FOR SUPRACONDYLAR FEMORAL FRACTURE WITH THE NAIL. SINCE THE MEDULLARY CAVITY WAS WIDE, THE NAIL WAS INSERTED MANUALLY WITHOUT REAMING, BUT ONLY AT THE END, THE NAIL WAS INSERTED TO THE INDICATED POSITION BY LIGHTLY HAMMERING SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER THAT, THE DISTAL PART WAS FIXED WITH FOUR SCREWS, AND WHEN THE PROXIMAL PART WAS CHECKED FROM THE FRONT BY FLUOROSCOPY, A CRACK-LIKE LINE WAS SEEN FROM THE TIP OF THE NAIL, BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE CERTAIN, SO THE SURGERY WAS CONTINUED. WHEN THE CIRCULAR PART OF THE AP HOLE WAS DRILLED AND THE SCREWS WERE INSERTED, THE CORTICAL BONE IN FRONT WAS RAISED, AND A FRACTURE WAS CONFIRMED. THEREFORE, ALL THE NAILS AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED, REPLACED WITH A 320MM NAIL, AND FOUR DISTAL SCREWS AND TWO PROXIMAL SCREWS WERE INSERTED AGAIN, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY. AFTER THE SURGERY, THE SURGEON AND THE SALES REP DISCUSSED THE CAUSES OF THIS INCIDENT, INCLUDING A MISMATCH BETWEEN THE FEMORAL LORDOSIS AND THE NAIL SHAPE, WHICH PUT STRESS ON THE ANTERIOR CORTICAL BONE (INCLUDING HAMMERING), THE TIP WAS INSERTED IN A FORWARD DIRECTION DUE TO TH
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22360740 ↗
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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