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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

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

  • 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, 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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