Arthrex® AR-18827-18Recalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · Cortical Screw, 2.7 mm x 18 mm · 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 00888867386556), received between Mar 3, 2025 and Mar 3, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 3, 2025Break; Break
ON 12/19/2024, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA EMAIL THAT AN ALPHA PLATE BROKE POSTOPERATIVELY. THE PATIENT WAS PICKING UP THE CAT AND FELT A BREAK. X-RAYS CONFIRM THE PLATE BROKE THROUGH THE OBLONG HOLE IN THE FIRST BEND OF THE PLATE. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 2/6/2025: ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY DUE TO THE LEFT ALPHA PLATE BREAKING AND CAUSING THE REINFORCED STRAIGHT PLATE TO DISLODGE. A 3024-011 LEFT ALPHA PLATE, AN AR-8935-24 LOW PROFILE SCREW, TITANIUM, NON-LOCKING, AN 8110-026 CORTICAL BONE SCREW, AN 8110-024 CORTICAL BONE SCREW, TWO 8110-028 CORTICAL BONE SCREW, TWO 8124-036 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, TWO 8124-044 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AN 8124-032 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AN 8124-048 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AN 8124-046 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, THREE 8114-026 DOUBLE LEAD LOCK CORTICAL SCREW, AN 8124-042 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AN 8124-038 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AND AN 8124-030 CANCELLOUS LOCKING SCREW, AN AR-18827P-16 20 HOLE REINFORCED STRAIGHT PLATE, AN AR-18827-30 CORTICAL SCREW, AR-18827-18 CORTICAL SCREW, AR-18827V-18, AN AR-18827V-16 VAL SCREW, AN AR-18827V-22 VAL SCRE
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 21504427 ↗
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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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