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PERI-LOC VLP 71822038Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PERI-LOC VLP 5.0MM X 38MM OSTEOPENIA SCREW FULLY THREADED · Class 2

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 03596010625762), received between Jun 16, 2017 and Jun 16, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K062216, K210837); 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 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information1

Patient problems

  • Post Operative Wound Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJun 16, 2017Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED WITH LEFT ACHILLES WOUND INFECTION. THE PATIENT WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY FOR IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT OF LEFT ACHILLES TENDON, REMOVAL OF HARDWARE FROM LEFT CALCANEUS, INSERTION OF ANTIBIOTIC BEADS, AND APPLICATION OF WOUND VAC HARDWARE.

    Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection

    MAUDE report 6648571 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K062216, K210837. 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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