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NA 04.045.090SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 90MM/ XL25/ STERILE · 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 10886982294678), received between Jan 23, 2024 and May 23, 2025 — classified as 3 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: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 2 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: 1 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 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Migration2
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information2
  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 23, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THE PATIENT ORIGINALLY UNDERWENT AN RFNA SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024; TWO LOCKING SCREWS WERE INSERTED IN THE DISTAL FEMUR. THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND UNDERWENT A REMOVAL SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY.

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 22078241 ↗
  • InjuryJan 23, 2024Migration; Migration

    IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED: THE NAIL WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2023. THERE WAS NO ALLEGATION AGAINST THE NAIL. THE 2 DISTAL ML SCREWS BACKED OUT OF THE 2ND AND 3RD SCREW HOLES. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE BACKED OUT SCREWS WERE EXCHANGED.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18566192 ↗
  • InjuryJan 23, 2024Migration; Migration

    DEVICE REPORT FROM AUSTRALIA REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2024, A REVISION OF TWO RFNA DISTAL SCREWS WAS PERFORMED. ONE MEDIAL TO LATERAL SCREW BACKED OUT AND ONE MEDIAL TO LATERAL SCREW CUT IN. IT REQUIRED EXCHANGED OF SCREWS. THE EXPLANTATION WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5MM/ 90MM/ XL25/ STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18566189 ↗

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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