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NA 04.043.430SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · TIBIAL NAIL-ADVANCED / 12MM 330MM / 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 10886982298072), received between Apr 3, 2026 and Apr 3, 2026 — 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

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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

  • Malunion of Bone1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2026, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION/REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT IMPLANTS DUE TO NONUNION/MALUNION ORIF TIBIA. THE ORIGINAL NAIL WAS REMOVED, AN OSTEOTOMY WAS PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT IN THE PROXIMAL TIBIA, THE REPLACEMENT NAIL WAS THEN IMPLANTED USING TWO PROXIMAL INTERLOCKS. THE NAIL CONSTRUCT WAS SUPPLEMENTED BY A COMPETITOR LATERAL PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE. ON (B)(6) 2026, PATIENT AGAIN UNDERWENT THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE DUE TO A LOOSE SCREW FROM A TNA. WHEN TAKING OUT THE PROTRUDING SCREW, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SECOND INTERLOCK WAS ALSO BROKEN. THIS REPORT CAPTURES THE FIRST REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026 DUE TO NONUNION/MALUNION WHILE RELATED COMPLAINT: (B)(4) CAPTURES THE SECOND REMOVAL SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2026 DUE TO TWO (2) LOOSE/BROKEN PROXIMAL INTERLOCKING SCREWS.

    Patient problems: Malunion of Bone; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 24779809 ↗

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, 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
  • 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

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