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AFFIXUS®CORTICAL BONE SCREW 8145-50-038Recalls & reported problems

Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 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 00887868039492), received between Jun 15, 2020 and Jun 15, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

250 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K100238, K111444); 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Fall1
  • Patient Problem/Medical Problem1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 15, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INITIAL SURGERY WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO (2) MONTHS AGO. AT THE THREE (3) WEEK CHECK-UP, SURGEON WAS SATISFIED WITH FOLLOW UP FILMS. APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MONTH POST-IMPLANTATION, OBESE PATIENT FELL AND APPARENTLY "HOBBLED" ON IT FOR FIVE (5) DAYS BEFORE BEING REMOVED. ALL IMPLANTS WERE INTACT. SURGEON IMPLANTED A TOTAL HIP BECAUSE THE LAG SCREW PENETRATED THROUGH THE FEMORAL HEAD (IE. CUT OUT).

    Patient problems: Fall; Patient Problem/Medical Problem

    MAUDE report 10153506 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K100238, K111444. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-0447-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left Deg 9x300mm, Item Number 814609300 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedullar
  • Z-0454-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail 130 Deg 12x165mm, Item Number 816812165 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedullar
  • Z-0449-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 130 Deg 11x300mm, Item Number 814611300 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramed
  • Z-0452-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail 125 Deg 12x165mm, Item Number 816712165 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedullar
  • Z-0448-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 125 Deg 11x300mm, Item Number 814411300 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramed
  • Z-0451-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail 125 Deg 10x165mm, Item Number 816710165 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedullar
  • Z-0453-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail 130 Deg 10x165mm, Item Number 816810165 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedullar
  • Z-0450-2019 · Oct 2, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 125 Deg 9x165mm, Item Number 816709165 The Affixus Hip Fracture Nail System, comprised of short and long nails, provides surgeons with an intramedu
  • Z-0132-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 125 11 mm x 340 mm, Item Number 814311340 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0136-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 125 11 mm x 440 mm, Item Number 814311440 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0140-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 125 13 mm x 280 mm, Item Number 814313280 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0166-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 130 11 mm x 380 mm, Item Number 814611380 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0164-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 130 9 mm x 360 mm, Item Number 814609360 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0145-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Left 125 9 mm x 260 mm, Item Number 814409260 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures
  • Z-0133-2019 · Aug 8, 2018 · Terminated
    Affixus Hip Fracture Nail Right 125 11 mm x 360 mm, Item Number 814311360 Product Usage: Intended for the fixation of fractures

…and 235 more.

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