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IMHS 71665015Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ASIAN IMHS LAG SCREW REMOVAL INST · Class 1

All models of IMHS (12)

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 00885556038086), received between Dec 28, 2021 and Dec 28, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryDec 28, 2021Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TRAUMA SURGERY, AN ASIAN IMHS LAG SCRW RMVL INST WAS BROKEN. INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH DEVICE INSIDE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, NO DELAY WAS REPORTED. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED BEYOND THE REPORTED ISSUE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13100662 ↗

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