MatrixRIB 04.501.022.01Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587017198), received between Jan 3, 2018 and Sep 18, 2024 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).

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.

• MalfunctionSep 18, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024 , THE MATRIX RIB SCREWS WERE NOT LOCKING INTO THE PLATE AND THEY KEPT SPINNING BUT NOT LOCKING. STAFF GRABBED EXTRA SCREW MODULE. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF 10 MINUTES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT CONSEQUENCE WAS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 20251467 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 20, 2023Entrapment of Device; Material Twisted/Bent; Entrapment of Device; Material Twisted/Bent

  DEVICE REPORT FROM DEPUY SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN JAPAN AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THIS WAS A REMOVAL SURGERY FOR THE RIB PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2023. SOME SCREWS COULD NOT BE REMOVED BECAUSE THE SCREW HEADS WERE WORN, AND THE SCREWDRIVER GOT STRIPPED. THE CARBIDE DRILL WAS USED, AND THE SCREW HEADS AND THE PLATE WERE REMOVED. THE WOUND WAS CLOSED WITH SEVERAL BROKEN SCREW SHAFTS REMAINED IN THE BODY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DELAY. DETAILS ARE UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THREE (3) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNK - SCREWS: CMF. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 FOR COMPLAINT: (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16576711 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 3, 2018Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED ONE (1) MATRIX RIB SCREW BECAME DISLODGED POST-OPERATIVELY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6). THE ORIGINAL SURGERY OCCURRED (B)(6) 2017 FOR A PECTUS EXAVATUM PROCEDURE. TWO PLATES AND AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF SCREWS WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED. THE INITIAL POST-OPERATIVE CT SCAN CONFIRMED PROPER IMPLANT PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT WAS SCANNED AGAIN (B)(6) 2017 AND DISCOVERED THE SCREW HAD BACKED OUT OF ONE OF THE PLATES (04.501.096). SURGEON DECIDED TO LEAVE SCREW IN PLACE AS IT HAS SCARRED IN AND NO CHANCE OF MIGRATION. NO REVISION IS CURRENTLY PLANNED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES: PLATE (PART# 04.501.096, LOT# UNKNOWN, QTY 1). PLATE (PART# 04.501.094, LOT# UNKNOWN, QTY 1). SCREWS (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QTY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7159694 ↗