SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103236SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010623973), received between May 15, 2024 and May 1, 2025 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (2 reports).

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 1, 2025Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 36MM IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT'S DISTAL HUMERUS, ONE OF THE TEETH OF THE CANNULATED SCREW BROKE OFF INTO THE PATIENT¿S BONE. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE THE FRAGMENT USING A LARGER CANNULATED DRILL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, WHICH LED TO THE USE OF A LARGER SCREW THAN ORIGINALLY INTENDED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY. NO FURTHER CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 21943094 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, THE HEAD OF ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 36MM AND ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WERE BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19321365 ↗