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CHIMAERA Hip Fracture System 1 (REF 99-T932340R)Recalls & reported problems

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 18054242514435), received between Apr 27, 2020 and Apr 27, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

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 Code Available1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 27, 2020Break; Break

    THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR INDICATES: - PRODUCT CODE: 99-T932340R (CHIMAERA HFS LONG NAIL RIGHT 125 ° L340MM D11MM STERILE) - BATCH NUMBER: B1010983 - QUANTITY: 1 - HOSPITAL NAME: (B)(6). - SURGEON'S NAME: (B)(6). - DATE OF INITIAL SURGERY: (B)(6) 2020 - BODY PART TO WHICH DEVICE WAS APPLIED: RIGHT FEMUR - SURGERY DESCRIPTION: FRACTURE TREATMENT - PATIENT'S INFORMATION: (B)(6). - PROBLEM OBSERVED DURING: INTO TREATMENT/POST-OPERATIVE - TYPE OF PROBLEM: OTHER, SEE EVENT DESCRIPTION - EVENT DESCRIPTION: "BREAKAGE OF THE UPPER END OF THE NAIL. NECESSITY OF 2ND OPERATION WITH REDUCTION AND INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL FIXATION". THE COMPLAINT REPORT FORM ALSO INDICATED: - THE DEVICE FAILURE HAD ADVERSE EFFECTS ON PATIENT (LOSS OF FRACTURE REDUCTION, LOSS OF ACHIEVED CORRECTION) - THE INITIAL SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH THE DEVICE - THE EVENT DID NOT LEAD TO A DELAY IN THE DURATION OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE - AN ADDITIONAL SURGERY WAS REQUIRED (PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020) - A MEDICAL INTERVENTION (OUTPATIENT CLINIC) WAS REQUIRED (PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020) - COPIES OF THE OPERATIVE REPORTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE - COPIES OF THE X-RAY IMAGES ARE AVAILABLE - PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FOR RETU

    Patient problems: No Code Available

    MAUDE report 10000665 ↗

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