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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 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: 1 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

  • 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, 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
  • 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

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