NA 04.043.155SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TIBIAL NAIL-ADVANCED / 9MM 405MM / STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982297679), received between Oct 6, 2023 and Oct 6, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Slipped” (1 report).
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Slipped1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 6, 2023Device Slipped; Device-Device Incompatibility; Device Slipped; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE SURGEON NOTICED THAT THE POLY WAS VISIBLE AND LOOSE PRIOR TO INSERTION OF THE NAIL. THE SURGEON TRIED PULLING THE POLY PRIOR TO INSERTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE CASE PROCEEDED AND DIFFICULTY WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE NAIL. THE NAIL WAS REMOVED, AND AN ALTERNATE SIZE WAS PLACED. THE PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY OTHER ISSUES. THERE WAS NO REPORTED ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A TIBIAL NAIL-ADVANCED / 9MM 405MM / STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 17886395 ↗
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-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
- 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
Other NAIL, FIXATION, BONE devices
- NA 03.043.024Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE234 reports
- NA 03.010.440Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE70 reports
- TRIGEN 71676627Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall2 reports
- TRIGEN 71676628Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 03.043.018Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE33 reports
- TRIGEN 71675383Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE29 reports
- NA 03.010.441Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE27 reports
- NA 03.010.435Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE24 reports
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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