NA 04.045.342TSRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LOW PROF LCKNG SCREW F/IM NAIL Ø 5.0MM / L 42MM / XL25/ STER · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982301390), received between Apr 3, 2026 and Apr 3, 2026 — classified as 1 injury.
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.
1 other recall 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Recalls naming this device
- Sep 26, 2025Open, Classified
Although the etched length on the screw is correct, the length marked on the external packaging is incorrect. Specifically, 42mm screws were packaged and labeled as 46mm, while 46mm screws were packaged and labeled as 42mm.
Z-0229-2026 · Root cause: Process control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
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 24779819 ↗
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-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 Adva
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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