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NA 04.045.070Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 70MM/ XL25 · 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 10886982292988), received between Apr 18, 2023 and Nov 22, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (2 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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 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: 0 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

  • Migration2

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryNov 22, 2023Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THAT 5.0 XL25 SCREW WAS BACKING OUT OF A RFNA NAIL. THE SURGEON REMOVED THE SCREW. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL 5/ 70/ XL25. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18192604 ↗
  • InjuryApr 18, 2023Migration; Migration

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN INTRAMEDULLARY RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL (RFNA STANDARD BEND/5 DEGREES 12X340) WAS INSERTED ON (B)(6) 2022 AND INTERLOCKING SCREWS WERE PLACED DISTALLY AND PROXIMALLY. TWO OF THE DISTAL INTERLOCKING SCREWS (IN THE OBLIQUE HOLES) BACKED OUT OVER TIME. THE PATIENT CAME TO THE ER ON (B)(6) 2023 AND COMPLAINED OF THE PROMINENCE AFTER BUMPING HER KNEE. ONE OF THE SCREW HEADS WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE SKIN. THE PROTRUDING SCREW WAS REMOVED IN THE ER, AND THE SECOND OBLIQUE SCREW WAS REMOVED DURING AN INCISION AND DRAINAGE CASE THE SAME DAY. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN SURGERY. THE SURGEON STATED THAT THE FRACTURE APPEARED TO BE HEALED RADIOGRAPHICALLY. THERE ARE NO OTHER KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 70MM/ XL25. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 16763261 ↗

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-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 A
  • 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 A

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