NA 04.045.080SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 80MM/ XL25/ STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982294623), received between Sep 14, 2022 and Nov 14, 2023 — classified as 4 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (4 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Migration4
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 14, 2023Migration; Migration
DEVICE REPORT FROM JAPAN REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ORIF SURGERY FOR A FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL SHAFT OF THE FEMUR. 4 LOCKING SCREWS WERE INSERTED INTO THE DISTAL HOLES, 2 LOCKING SCREWS WERE INSERTED INTO THE PROXIMAL HOLES, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED PAIN ON THE LATERAL OF THE DISTAL FEMUR AND THE X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. THE X-RAYS SHOWED THAT THE SCREW INSERTED IN THE MOST DISTAL HOLE BACKED OUT BY APPROXIMATELY 15 MM. THE SURGEON MADE PLANS TO REMOVE THE SCREW THAT BACKED OUT ON (B)(6) 2023. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 80MM/ XL25/ STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 18129832 ↗InjuryMar 20, 2023Migration; Migration
AN ADVERSE EVENT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE DATABASE FOR CLINICAL STUDY DST202103 SUBJECT 01423-002 FOR AE TERM: RIGHT DISTAL FEMUR FRACTURE NON-UNION. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE UNK - SCREWS: TRAUMA. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 16571713 ↗InjurySep 27, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE SCREW BACKED OUT. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 80MM/ XL25/ STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15490865 ↗InjurySep 14, 2022Migration; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE SCREW BACKED OUT. THE DEVICE WAS EXPLANTED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 80MM/ XL25/ STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 15419706 ↗
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, 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
- 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
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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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