HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW 110018444Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2
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 00887868138041), received between Jul 2, 2025 and Jul 2, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K142658); 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping1
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.
MalfunctionJul 2, 2025Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping; Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER OPENING A STERILE SCREW, AN UNKNOWN WHITE PIECE OF DEBRIS FELL OUT OF THE CANNULATION OF THE SCREW AFTER PUSHING A K-WIRE THROUGH IT. AN ALTERNATE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY. THE UNKNOWN DEBRIS DID NOT FALL INTO THE PATIENT'S WOUND, BUT RATHER TO THE FLOOR. NO COMPLICATIONS, INJURIES, OR SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS WERE REQUIRED, AND NO FOREIGN BODIES WERE RETAINED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22382978 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K142658. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1302-2019 · Mar 28, 2019 · TerminatedT7 Driver Cannulated AO (Part Number 110018531) Product Usage: The Biomet Headless Compression Screws and Twist-Off Screws are indicated for fixation of bone fractures, fusion of
- Z-1303-2019 · Mar 28, 2019 · TerminatedT7 Driver Solid AO (Part Number 110018541) Product Usage: The Biomet Headless Compression Screws and Twist-Off Screws are indicated for fixation of bone fractures, fusion of a joi
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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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