Variable Angle Locking Screw FRP 316Recalls & reported problems
Flower Orthopedics Corporation · implants for orthopedic bone fixation · Class 2
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 00840118100823), received between Jun 5, 2018 and Jun 5, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K123562); 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Joint Dislocation1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 5, 2018Fracture; Fracture
THE ORIGINAL SURGERY FOR THE IMPLANTATION OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE LOCKING SCREW WAS SHOWN AS FRACTURED WITHIN THE X-RAY. THE BONE WAS NOT FUSED. THE MALUNION IS AN INHERENT RISK OF SURGERY. THE REVISION SURGERY OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2018.
Patient problems: Joint Dislocation; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7570229 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K123562. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0034-2022 · Sep 3, 2021 · TerminatedFlower E-Kit, Advanced-Bone Fixation Fasterner-Fixation of Ref: EWK 201
- Z-1314-2015 · Feb 16, 2015 · TerminatedVariable Angle Locking Peg, D:1.8mm x L:14.0mm; Variable Angle Locking Peg, D:1.8mm x L:16.0mm, Variable Angle Locking Peg, D:1.8mm x L:18.0mm; Variable Angle Locking Peg, D:1.8mm
Other Screw, Fixation, Bone devices
- NA 03.043.029Synthes GmbH · Screw, fixation, bone503 reports
- OSTEORAPTOR 72201995Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Screw, fixation, bone253 reports
- Control 360 SK12Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone195 reports
- HEALIX PEEK ORTHOCORD 222205Medos International Sàrl · Screw, fixation, bone186 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-350Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-400Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-300Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-200Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 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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