MatrixRIB 04.501.006Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587017020), received between Feb 7, 2023 and Dec 19, 2023 — classified as 3 injuries.

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 19, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PLATES IN QUESTION WERE REMOVED FROM A PATIENT IN WHICH THE FRACTURES WERE COMPLETELY HEALED. THE PLATES WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS AGO. THE PLATES AND SCREWS WERE NOT BROKEN, THE PATIENT WANTED THE IMPLANTS REMOVED BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE THEY COULDN¿T TAKE DEEP BREATHS. THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A TI MATRIXRIB PRE-CONTOURED PL 17 HOLES FOR RIGHT RIBS 6 & 7. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 7 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Dyspnea

  MAUDE report 18356817 ↗
• InjuryDec 19, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PLATES IN QUESTION WERE REMOVED FROM A PATIENT IN WHICH THE FRACTURES WERE COMPLETELY HEALED. THE PLATES WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS AGO. THE PLATES AND SCREWS WERE NOT BROKEN, THE PATIENT WANTED THE IMPLANTS REMOVED BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE THEY COULDN¿T TAKE DEEP BREATHS. THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT IMPACT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A TI MATRIXRIB PRE-CONTOURED PL 17 HOLES FOR RIGHT RIBS 6 & 7. THIS IS REPORT 7 OF 7 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Dyspnea

  MAUDE report 18356739 ↗
• InjuryFeb 7, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, A RIB PLATE WAS EXPLANTED. THE PLATES WERE AROUND THE PATIENT, AND WERE INFECTED SO THEY HAD TO GET REMOVED. PLATES WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2022. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A TI MATRIXRIB PRE-CONTOURED PL 17 HOLES FOR RIGHT RIBS 6 & 7. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

  MAUDE report 16311605 ↗