MatrixRIB 04.501.097Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM TI MATRIXRIB STRAIGHT PL 30 HOLES/300MM LENGTH · Class 2 · Implant
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587066981), received between Nov 9, 2018 and Aug 13, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 13, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PLATE BROKE IN PATIENT POSTOPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT REPORTS PAIN AND HEARING A CLICKING OF PLATE ENDS RUBBING. THE PATIENT HAS NOT DECIDED TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PLATE. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNK - SCREWS: MATRIXRIB (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY: UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 1.5 TI MATRIXRIB STR PL 30 H/300 LNTH. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Pain
MAUDE report 12321153 ↗InjuryNov 9, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2017, SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER IMPLANTATION, THE TITANIUM MATRIXRIB PLATE BROKE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE REVISION SURGERY WAS MADE. PATIENT STATUS IS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8057071 ↗
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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
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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