RibLocRecalls & reported problems across all models
Acute Innovations LLC · 6 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 32
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 32
- Recalls
- 0
We found 6 models of RibLoc by Acute Innovations LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 32 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 16, 2016 and May 19, 2020 — classified as 32 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (8 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Most reported RibLoc problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem10
- Break8
- Insufficient Device Problem Information8
- Loose or Intermittent Connection4
- Missing Value Reason3
- Device Slipped1
Patient problems
- Discomfort9
- Failure of Implant9
- Unspecified Infection8
- Post Operative Wound Infection5
- Impaired Healing3
- Sepsis3
- Bacterial Infection2
- Pain2
RibLoc models
6 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- RibLoc RBL1302Plate, Fixation, Bone14 reports
- RibLoc RBL1304Plate, Fixation, Bone8 reports
- RibLoc RBL1301Screw, Fixation, Bone6 reports
- RibLoc RBL1303Plate, Fixation, Bone2 reports
- RibLoc RBP1102Plate, Fixation, Bone1 report
- RibLoc RBP1132Plate, Fixation, Bone1 report
Recent RibLoc adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 19, 2020Break
PATIENT WAS COMPLAINING OF DISCOMFORT/PAIN AND REQUESTED PLATE REMOVAL. DATE OF INITIAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2020. DATE OF REMOVAL SURGERY WAS (B)(6) 2020. SCREWS WERE REMOVED AND THEN THE PLATE WAS REMOVED. DURING THE REMOVAL SURGERY BOTH POSTERIOR CLAMPS BROKE. PLATE WAS NOT BROKEN BEFORE REMOVAL. ONE WAS REMOVED AND ONE WAS LEFT IN SITU. SURGEON DID NOT EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT LEAVING THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF PLATE IN PATIENT.
Patient problems: Discomfort; Pain
MAUDE report 10072203 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Break; Break
PATIENT HAD RIB PLATE INSTALLED ABOUT A YEAR AGO (2017) AS PART OF A CHEST WALL RECONSTRUCTION. THE PLATE BROKE AND REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE THE PLATE. ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS SOME WIRE USED TO WRAP AROUND THE PLATE AND BONE, THIS WIRE IS NOT PART OR ACUTE PRODUCT LINE. THE RIB PLATE AND FOUR SCREWS WERE REMOVED. THE BROKEN EDGES OF THE PLATE WERE BENT, DEFORMED AND WORN SMOOTH, INDICATING THAT THE EDGES LIKELY RUBBED AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE SCREW HEADS SHOWED SOME WEAR LIKELY FROM THE WIRE RUBBING ON THE SCREW HEADS, OTHERWISE SCREWS WERE UNDAMAGED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7778555 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Break; Break
PATIENT SUFFERED RIB FRACTURES IN 2012. RIBS 6&7 WERE PLATED. RECENTLY PATIENT REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP CHILD, FELT A POP AND PAIN IN LEFT RIB CASE. X-RAYS SHOW ORIGINAL FRACTURE TO HAVE HEALED. BROKEN PLATE AND ASSOCIATED SCREWS WERE REMOVED. PARTS WERE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION, NO OBVIOUS FAILURE MODE WAS IDENTIFIED. NORMAL WEAR FROM INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL WERE NOTED ON THE SCREWS. BROKEN PLATE ENDS WERE RUBBED SMOOTH FROM RUBBING, HOW LONG COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7778554 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS PLATED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF LIMITED FUNCTION DUE TO PREVIOUS RIB SURGERY. SURGEONS DETERMINED PLATING CAUSE OF LIMITED FUNCTION. TWO PLATES REMOVED. REPORT 2 OF 2.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 7778535 ↗InjuryAug 13, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
PATIENT WAS PLATED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR. PATIENT COMPLAINED OF LIMITED FUNCTION DUE TO PREVIOUS RIB SURGERY. SURGEONS DETERMINED PLATING CAUSE OF LIMITED FUNCTION. TWO PLATES REMOVED. REPORT 1 OF 2.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 7777526 ↗InjuryApr 5, 2018Break; Break
PATIENT WAS LIFTING HEAVY LOAD THAT RESULTED IN HARDWARE BREAKING. THE SURGEON IS CONFIDENT THAT PATIENT'S ACTIONS WERE NON-COMPLIANT WITH POST SURGERY INSTRUCTIONS. THE PLATE BROKE. THE SCREWS WERE STILL IN THE BONE. THIS IS SUBMISSION 2 OF 2. PRODUCT WAS RETURNED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO AFFECTED PARTS, THIS SUBMISSION IS TO CAPTURE THE SECOND PART.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7401613 ↗InjuryApr 2, 2018Break; Break
PATIENT WAS LIFTING HEAVY LOAD THAT RESULTED IN HARDWARE BREAKING. THE SURGEON IS CONFIDENT THAT PATIENT'S ACTIONS WERE NON-COMPLIANT WITH POST SURGERY INSTRUCTIONS. THE PLATE BROKE. THE SCREWS WERE STILL IN THE BONE.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7390595 ↗InjuryMar 12, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS WAS A SECOND REMOVAL FOR THE PATIENT DUE TO PLATE BREAKAGE; PATIENT FELT A CRACK UPON TURNING IN HER SLEEP. SURGEON REPORTED THERE WAS IN GROWTH AND THE SURGEON DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE PLATES.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 7331895 ↗InjurySep 18, 2017Break; Break
PATIENT WAS PLATED (B)(6) 2016 TO TREAT 3 BROKEN RIBS FROM A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT. ON 08/08/2017 THE SALES REP NOTIFIED ACUTE THAT XRAY FILMS SHOWED THAT 2 OF THE 3 PLATES HAD BROKEN AND REVISION SURGERY WAS PLANNED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE FIRST PLATE BROKE, THE SECOND PLATE BROKE (B)(6) 2017. IT WAS STATED IN THE MEDICAL HISTORY THAT THE PATIENT FELL AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY. DETAILS OF THE FALL ARE NOT PROVIDED. PLATES RETURNED WERE INSPECTED, THE ENDS OF THE BREAKS FOR BOTH PLATES WERE RUBBED SMOOTH WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PLATES FRACTURED AND RUBBED TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. BOTH PLATES MET PRINT SPECIFICATIONS. THE BROKEN RIBS WERE REPLATED. ALL SCREWS USED TO SECURE THE PLATE WERE RETURNED - 8 IN ALL- THESE SHOWED NORMAL WEAR FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF PLATE. REPORT 2 OF 2.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6872969 ↗InjurySep 18, 2017Break; Break
PATIENT WAS PLATED (B)(6) 2016 TO TREAT 3 BROKEN RIBS FROM A HORSEBACK RIDING ACCIDENT. ON 08/08/2017 THE SALES REP NOTIFIED ACUTE THAT XRAY FILMS SHOWED THAT 2 OF THE 3 PLATES HAD BROKEN AND REVISION SURGERY WAS PLANNED. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE FIRST PLATE BROKE, THE SECOND PLATE BROKE (B)(6) 2017. IT WAS STATED IN THE MEDICAL HISTORY THAT THE PATIENT FELL AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME AFTER THE INITIAL SURGERY. DETAILS OF THE FALL ARE NOT PROVIDED. PLATES RETURNED WERE INSPECTED, THE ENDS OF THE BREAKS FOR BOTH PLATES WERE RUBBED SMOOTH WHICH INDICATES THAT THE PLATES FRACTURED AND RUBBED TOGETHER FOR AN UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. BOTH PLATES MET PRINT SPECIFICATIONS. THE BROKEN RIBS WERE REPLATED. ALL SCREWS USED TO SECURE THE PLATE WERE RETURNED - 8 IN ALL- THESE SHOWED NORMAL WEAR FOR INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF PLATE. REPORT 1 OF 2.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 6872930 ↗InjuryJul 11, 2017Missing Value Reason; Missing Value Reason
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLATE REMOVAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO CHRONIC INFECTION. PLATES AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED. INVESTIGATION OF RETURNED IMPLANTS SHOWED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH IMPLANTATION AND REMOVAL; PLATE COMPRESSION TABS WERE BROKEN OFF, ALL BROKEN PIECES WERE RETURNED. THE SURGEON INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF THE PLATES WERE CONTRIBUTING TO THE CHRONIC INFECTION. THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED NON-STERILE AND IS CLEANED AND STERILIZED AT THE USER FACILITY PRIOR TO SURGERY.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 6702489 ↗InjuryJul 11, 2017Missing Value Reason; Missing Value Reason
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PLATE REMOVAL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO CHRONIC INFECTION. PLATES AND SCREWS WERE REMOVED . INVESTIGATION OF RETURNED IMPLANTS SHOWED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH IMPLANTATION AND REMOVAL; PLATE COMPRESSION TABS WERE BROKEN OFF, ALL BROKEN PIECES WERE RETURNED. THE SURGEON INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF THE PLATES WERE CONTRIBUTING TO THE CHRONIC INFECTION. THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED NON-STERILE AND IS CLEANED AND STERILIZED AT THE USER FACILITY PRIOR TO SURGERY.
Patient problems: Bacterial Infection
MAUDE report 6702483 ↗InjuryMay 9, 2017Break; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Missing Value Reason; Break; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Missing Value Reason
PLATE REMOVAL CAUSE UNKNOWN. SURGEON REMOVED PLATE FROM LOWER RIB (9 OR 10) BUT HAD TO LEAVE PART OF THE PLATE IN PLACE BECAUSE HE COULD NOT REMOVE IT COMPLETELY. SURGEON BROKE THE PLATE IN A FEW PIECES AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE MOST OF IT. POSTERIOR PART OF THE PLATE REMAINED INTACT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FRACTURE HAD HEALED AND REPLATING WAS NOT NECESSARY. PLATES BEING RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. EVENT UPDATE: THE SURGEON REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: THE PATIENT IS A (B)(6)GENTLEMAN 6 FOOT (B)(6) IN GOOD SHAPE FAIRLY MUSCULAR HE WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT AROUND TWO YEARS AGO AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE RIGHT SIDED RIB FRACTURES THAT WERE TREATED CONSERVATIVELY HE PRESENTED TO ME SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT (ALMOST A YEAR ) WITH PAIN FORM A DISPLACED NONUNION FOR THE 8TH OF RIB POSTERIOR LATERALLY. I TOOK HIM TO THE OPERATING ROOM (OR) WHERE I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE THE FRACTURE AND RE APPROXIMATE THE RIB AND PLACED THE RIB LOCK PLATE (I BELIEVE TOM HAS SUPPLIED YOU WITH DETAIL OF SIZE AND SCREWS. HE HAD AN EXCELLENT POST OP RESULT WITH RESOLUTION OF PAIN AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. HE PRESENTED BACK TO US ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO WITH A RATHER SUDDEN ONS
Patient problems: Discomfort; Missing Value Reason; No Information; Patient Problem/Medical Problem
MAUDE report 6553518 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT DEVELOPED SEPSIS AND PLATE BECAME DETACHED. REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED TO TREAT INFECTION AND REMOVE 3 PLATES. PATIENT WAS RE-PLATED WITH ANTERIOR RIB PLATES. REPORT 3 OF 3.
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection; Sepsis
MAUDE report 6522680 ↗InjuryApr 26, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PATIENT DEVELOPED SEPSIS AND PLATE BECAME DETACHED. REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED TO TREAT INFECTION AND REMOVE 3 PLATES. PATIENT WAS RE-PLATED WITH ANTERIOR RIB PLATES. REPORT 2 OF 3.
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection; Sepsis
MAUDE report 6522674 ↗
Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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