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Gentle Threads 905605Recalls & 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
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00880304007260), received between Jun 6, 2023 and Jun 6, 2023 — classified as 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

  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJun 6, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREW FRACTURED DURING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A RIGHT POSTERIOR LIGAMENT AND REINSERTION OF THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE MENISCUS ARTHROSCOPICALLY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 17070366 ↗

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-3177-2018 · Jul 20, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Thread PLGA Full Thread Interference Screw, 10x30mm, Item Number 905629
  • Z-3176-2018 · Jul 20, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Thread PLGA Round Head Interference Screw, 7x20mm, Item Number 905612
  • Z-1737-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905607, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1739-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905615, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1734-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905617, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1736-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905605, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1738-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905608, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1735-2018 · Mar 28, 2018 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads, Interference Screw; Model No. 905604, for soft tissue reattachment procedures in the ankle/foot and knee.
  • Z-1944-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads Interference Screw 10x25mm Round Head. An interference fixation screw for use in soft tissue reattachment procedures.
  • Z-1945-2015 · Jun 3, 2015 · Terminated
    Gentle Threads Interference Screw 9x35mm Full Thread. An interference fixation screw for use in soft tissue reattachment procedures

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