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PERI-LOC VLP 71821344Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PERI-LOC VLP 3.5MM X 44MM CORTEX SCREW SELF TAPPING · Class 2

Data updated Oct 18, 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 03596010625571), received between Dec 12, 2019 and Dec 12, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Movement” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062216); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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

Device problems

  • Unintended Movement1

Patient problems

  • Injury1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryDec 12, 2019Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE THE NAIL WAS PLACED AND WHEN IT WAS INSPECTED USING THE IMAGE INTENSIFIER, THIS SHOWED THE NAIL WAS BENT. DEVICE WAS REMOVED USING FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A SMITH & NEPHEW BACKUP DEVICE. THERE WAS NO FURTHER HARM TO THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT IS STABLE.

    Patient problems: Injury

    MAUDE report 9457791 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062216. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1854-2017 · Mar 9, 2017 · Terminated
    Peri-Loc(R) VLP 3.5 MM X 6 MM SELF-TAPPING CORTEX SCREW, QTY: (1), STERILE R, REF 71801306 Orthopedic

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