Gentle Threads 905608Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Gentle Threads (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304006676), received between Jun 25, 2021 and Jan 18, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
10 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K041274, K982497); 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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Adhesion(s)1
- Loss of Range of Motion1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Scar Tissue1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 18, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD STIFFNESS AND LIMITED RANGE OF MOTION THREE WEEKS POST-SURGERY. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT MOBILIZATION UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA. SIX MONTHS POST-SURGERY, THE PATIENT HAD FULL RECOVERY OF ROM. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 16195617 ↗InjuryJan 11, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT UNDERWENT AN ANTERIOR FIBROSIS RESECTION THREE MONTHS POST IMPLANTATION DUE TO CYCLOPS SYNDROME. NO ADDITIONAL PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAVE BEEN MADE; HOWEVER, NO MORE IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Adhesion(s); Scar Tissue
MAUDE report 16138334 ↗MalfunctionJun 25, 2021Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INTERFERENCE SCREW WAS BROKEN WHILE FIXING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12068819 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K041274, K982497. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-3176-2018 · Jul 20, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Thread PLGA Round Head Interference Screw, 7x20mm, Item Number 905612
- Z-3177-2018 · Jul 20, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Thread PLGA Full Thread Interference Screw, 10x30mm, Item Number 905629
- Z-1739-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905615, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1735-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905604, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1734-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905617, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1736-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905605, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1737-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905607, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1738-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · TerminatedGentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905608, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
- Z-1944-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · TerminatedGentle Threads Interference Screw 10x25mm Round Head. An interference fixation screw for use in soft tissue reattachment procedures.
- Z-1945-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · TerminatedGentle Threads Interference Screw 9x35mm Full Thread. An interference fixation screw for use in soft tissue reattachment procedures
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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 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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