EVOS 71175042Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00885556636411), received between Jul 30, 2025 and Jul 30, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K162078); 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

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionJul 30, 2025Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING INTERNAL FIXATION, ONE (1) EVOS 2.5MM FIXED/VA DRILL GUIDE GOT STUCK INSIDE TISSUE PROTECTOR AND BROKE OFF INSIDE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22666273 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K162078. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-0265-2022 · Oct 25, 2021 · Open, Classified
  Smith and Nephew EVOS Self-Tapping Locking Screw SST: (1)REF 72413575, 3.5MM x 75MM, and (2) REF 72413570, 3.5MM X 70MM. Sterile.