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Arthrex® AR-4164BRecalls & reported problems

Arthrex, Inc. · TRIM-IT FIXATION SCREW · Class 2 · Implant

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 00888867033207), received between Jan 11, 2017 and Jan 11, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Operates Differently Than Expected” (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

  • Device Operates Differently Than Expected1

Patient problems

  • Failure of Implant1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJan 11, 2017Device Operates Differently Than Expected

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2014, WHERE A TRIM-IT FIXATION SCREW, AR-4164B, WAS IMPLANTED INTO THE PATIENT. ON (B)(6) 2016, THE PATIENT WAS IN SURGERY TO REMOVE THE TRIM-IT FIXATION SCREW AS THE HEAD WAS NOT BEING REABSORBED. PARTS OF THE SCREW WERE REMOVED AND WILL BE SENT BACK FOR TESTING. NOTHING WAS PUT IN PLACE OF THE EXPLANTED DEVICE.

    Patient problems: Failure of Implant

    MAUDE report 6240454 ↗

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