NA 04.045.040TSRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · LOCKING SCREW FOR IM NAIL Ø 5.0MM / L 40MM / XL25/ STER · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982302670), received between Aug 29, 2025 and Jun 18, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 18, 2026Insufficient Device Problem Information
IN THE PATIENT, A PROXIMAL FEMORAL NAIL WAS IMPLANTED AT THE (B)(6) 2025, WHICH WAS BROKEN IN THE COURSE AND THEN TODAY, AT THE (B)(6) 2026, WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BY A TOTAL HIP ENDOPROSTHESIS. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MATTER OF MATERIAL FATIGUE DUE TO TOO WEAK A NAIL DIAMETER. THE DEVICE WAS IDENTIFIED AS STRIPPED DURING MANUFACTURERS INVESTIGATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25548598 ↗InjuryAug 29, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE INITIAL TIBIA NAIL SURGERY WITH INSERTION OF 9MM DIAMETER NAIL. THIS BECAME A NONUNION WITH TIBIA NAIL EXCHANGE TO 11MM DIAMETER.
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 22921889 ↗
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
- 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 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 13, 2026
- 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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