SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103240SRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010623997), received between May 15, 2024 and Dec 2, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (3 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryDec 2, 2025Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, AFTER IMPLANTING ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM IN THE MEDIAL MALLEOLUS, THE DOCTOR FINISHES SCREWING IT IN AND WHEN IT REACHES THE STOP (THE SCREW HEAD STOPS AGAINST THE CORTEX) THE HEAD COMES LOOSE AND REMAINS IN THE SCREWDRIVER. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AFTER NO DELAY, USING THE SAME S+N PRODUCT. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 23699870 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 5, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PATELLA FIXATION SURGERY, ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM FAILED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY USING 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 20858568 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 14, 2024Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE AN INTERNAL FIXATION, THE 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WAS STARTED AND THE HEAD BECAME LOOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20440469 ↗
• 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 19321363 ↗