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NA 04.045.855SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · END CAP FOR TNA / 5MM STERILE · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982296023), received between Aug 22, 2024 and Aug 22, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K201336); 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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 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: 1 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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 22, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    STUDY: DEPUY. CLINICAL ADVERSE EVENT RECEIVED FOR INFECTED NONUNION. DEVICE RELATEDNESS: NO INFORMATION PROVIDED. PROCEDURE RELATEDNESS: NO INFORMATION PROVIDED. DATE OF EVENT: NO INFORMATION PROVIDED. DEVICE LOCATION: RIGHT. TREATMENT/IMPACT: SURGICAL INTERVENTION AT THE FRACTURE SITE. DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS USED: TNA. THIS REPORT IS FOR AN END CAP FOR TNA / 5MM STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 9 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 20030518 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K201336. 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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