FlexBand TW030Recalls & reported problems
Artelon · TWIST.30 · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 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 00850003396323), received between Aug 20, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 20, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
As reported: "When using a TW030 kit, upon malleating the 2nd anchor into the fibula the anchor did not bite and pulled out. When doctor pulled the flexband strip out of the tunnel the eyelet was still on the flexband strip as expected, but the screw was missing. Doctor scoped the patient and extended incision but could not locate the missing screw. Also checked trash and drapes, and floor for screw and did not locate. Screw is lost somewhere in the patients ankle, no adverse consequences yet but doc worried about it migrating into joint space. We never located the screw, its in the patients bone but cannot confirm because can¿t ID on xray."
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 50355994 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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