Arthrex® AR-18714V-13Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888867303652), received between Aug 18, 2023 and May 13, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionMay 13, 2024Installation-Related Problem; Installation-Related Problem

  ON 3/6/2023, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA EMAIL THAT (3) 1.4MM LOCKING SCREWS WOULD NOT LOCK INTO THE PLATE AND WOULD SPIN. THE SURGEON WAS USING AN EIGHT-HOLE TRIANGLE PLATE IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THE SCREW WOULD NOT LOCK IN THE SHAFT AND ON THE TRIANGLE PORTION OF THE PLATE. WHEN THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE SCREW IN THE LOCKING HOLE AND THE SCREW WOULD SPIN; HOWEVER, THE SURGEON DRILLED A HOLE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PREVIOUS ONE, AND THE SCREW WOULD LOCK WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 3/13/2023: THE THREE FAULTY SCREWS WERE AN AR-18714V-13 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X13MM, AN AR-18714V-08 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X8MM, AND AN AR-18714V-12 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X12MM. ALL THREE WERE ATTEMPTED TO BE INSERTED AND WERE NOT IMPLANTED DUE TO SPINNING AND NOT LOCKING INTO AN AR-18714P-18 TRIANGLE PLATE, 1.4MM. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING TWO AR-18714V-12 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X12MM, AN AR-18714V-06 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X6MM, THREE AR-18714V-10 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X10MM AND TWO AR-18714V-09 VA LOCKING SCREW, 1.4X9MM. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A 4TH AND 5TH PROXIMAL PHALANX FRACTURE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19296633 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2023Break; Break

  ON 07/21/2023, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA PHONE THAT AN AR-18714-12 SCREW AND AN AR-18714V-13 SCREW BROKE ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE THREADS. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A CASE DEVIATION LONGER THAN 15 MINUTES, SCREWS WERE UNABLE TO BE REMOVED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 17573787 ↗