MatrixRIB 04.501.104SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TI MATRIXRIB I-PLATE WIDE 2.8MM THICK/11 HOLES - STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MatrixRIB (31)
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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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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