TAYLOR SPATIAL FRAME 71070286Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · THICK ITALIAN NUT · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 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 20885556119376), received between Dec 14, 2023 and Dec 14, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Deformation” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K093047); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Deformation1
Patient problems
- Perforation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 14, 2023Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN EXTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE METAL STRENGTH OF A THICK ITALIAN NUT AND THE 10MM WRENCHES WAS NOTICED; OR THAT THE 10MM WRENCH MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY TOO LARGE FOR THE NUT. THIS RESULTED IN DEFORMING THE NUTS UPON TIGHTENING, AND BURRING THE WRENCHES. AS A CONSEQUENCE, A WRENCH 10MM FLEX HEAD WAS STRICKEN WITH A MALLET, WHICH INADVERTENTLY MALIGNED THE FRAME. ALL THE FIXATION (4 HA PINS) HAD TO BE REMOVED AND RESTARTED, ADDING AT LEAST 1 HOUR TO THE PROCEDURE AND ADDITIONAL HOLES AND INCISIONS TO THE BONE HAD TO BE PERFORMED. CURRENT HEALTH STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: Perforation
MAUDE report 18331872 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K093047. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0245-2022 · Jun 17, 2021 · Open, ClassifiedIlizarov Wire Tensioner, Model 71070341, UDI (10)08033201842072(10)21HP02550(11)210831(21E434
Other APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT devices
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-DLF31Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component3 recalls0 reports
- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-11030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAB60-12040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15060Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15020Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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