EVOS 72402021Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · EVOS 2.0MM X 21MM CORTEX SCREW T6 SELF-TAPPING · Class 2 · Implant
All models of EVOS (190)
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 00885556425442), received between Jun 23, 2021 and Jun 23, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K140814, K210837, K213126); 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
- 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.
InjuryJun 23, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, AN EVOS 2.0MM X 21MM CTX SCREW T6 S-T BROKE RIGHT BELOW THE HEAD WHEN IMPLANTING. THERE WAS A DELAY OF 30 MINUTES OR LESS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED USING A SMITH & NEPHEW BACK UP. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12052757 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K140814, K210837, K213126. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2945-2020 · Aug 24, 2020 · TerminatedEVOS Screws - Product Usage: is a part of the EVOS MINI plating system, indicated for fracture fixation, arthrodesis, reconstruction, replantation or reduction of small bones and s
- Z-0408-2018 · Nov 29, 2017 · Terminatedsmith&nephew, 2.4 MM, 6 HOLE, EVOS, FLEX PLATE, SST Plate, REF CATALOG NUMBER 72442360N, NON-STERILE, Rx only, (01)00885556456446(10), (11)171116 Bone plates and bone screws from
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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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