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NA 04.045.074SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 74MM/ XL25/ 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 10886982294593), received between Feb 21, 2023 and Feb 21, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Advance” (1 report).

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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Difficult to Advance1

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.

  • MalfunctionFeb 21, 2023Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance

    DEVICE REPORT FROM JAPAN REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT ORIF FOR DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE WITH THE PRODUCTS IN QUESTION. THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED A DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE IN THE PAST, SO THIS TIME HE OR SHE WAS TREATED WITH CONSERVATIVE THERAPY. THE BONE QUALITY WAS SO POOR THAT THE SCREW HEAD WAS BURIED IN THE CORTEX EVEN WITH THE WASHER + CONDYLAR NUT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 74MM/ XL25/ STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16409118 ↗

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 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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