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MatrixRIB 04.501.104SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · TI MATRIXRIB I-PLATE WIDE 2.8MM THICK/11 HOLES - STERILE · Class 2 · Implant

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10887587073330), received between Jan 2, 2018 and Jan 2, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJan 2, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017 AS TREATMENT FOR A FRACTURED RIB SECONDARY TO BEING INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON WAS BENDING AN 11-HOLE MATRIXRIB PLATE AT THE BACK TABLE AND IT BROKE IN HALF. THE PLATE FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO HARM REPORTED TO THE PATIENT. ANOTHER PLATE WAS BENT WITHOUT INCIDENT AND IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THESE EVENTS RESULTED IN A 2-MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. NO HARM WAS REPORTED TO THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED STABLE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: BENDING PLIERS (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 7156983 ↗

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