NA 04.045.050Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 50MM/ XL25 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982292827), received between Sep 8, 2022 and Sep 8, 2022 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (3 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K201336, K201346); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Migration3
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
- Failure of Implant1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 8, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL SURGERY OF THREE INTERLOCKING SCREWS. BOTH OBLIQUE INTERLOCKING SCREWS AND DISTAL INTERLOCKING SCREW HAVE BACKED OUT OF RFN-A. ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2022, SURGEON REPORTS SEEING THEM BACKING OUT AS OF (B)(6) 2022. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5 MM/ 50 MM/ XL25. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15378921 ↗InjurySep 8, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL SURGERY OF THREE INTERLOCKING SCREWS. BOTH OBLIQUE INTERLOCKING SCREWS AND DISTAL INTERLOCKING SCREW HAVE BACKED OUT OF RFN-A. ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2022, SURGEON REPORTS SEEING THEM BACKING OUT AS OF (B)(6) 2022. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5 MM/ 50 MM/ XL25. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15378915 ↗InjurySep 8, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6), 2022, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REMOVAL SURGERY OF THREE INTERLOCKING SCREWS. BOTH OBLIQUE INTERLOCKING SCREWS AND DISTAL INTERLOCKING SCREW HAVE BACKED OUT OF RFN-A. ORIGINAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2022, SURGEON REPORTS SEEING THEM BACKING OUT AS OF (B)(6) 2022. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 50MM/ XL25. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15378914 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K201336, K201346. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- 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
- 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
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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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