nexis® SC020032Recalls & reported problems
Novastep · Screw Ø2,9 length 32 · 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 03700879501215), received between Aug 25, 2025 and Aug 25, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Local Reaction1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 25, 2025Migration; Migration
INITIAL INFORMATION: ANSM (FRENCH COMPETENT AUTHORITY) REPORT FROM THE USER INDICATING A BROKEN SCREW. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON AUGUST 6TH: DURING IMPLANTATION IN FEBRUARY, SLIGHT METAL FILINGS CAME LOOSE FROM THE DISTAL THREAD OF THE SCREW. THIS PART REMAINED IN THE SOFT TISSUE SURROUNDING THE BONE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, AS THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT, X-RAYS WERE PERFORMED, SHOWING THAT THE FRAGMENT HAD MIGRATED IN THE SOFT TISSUE. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO RE-OPEN THE PATIENT SO AS TO REMOVE THE THREAD. THIS CORRECTION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6), 2025. THE XRAYS SHOW A DEEP INSERTION OF THE SCREW, SO MUCH THAT IT SEEMS TO PROTRUDE AT LEAST 3MM FROM THE BONE. NB: INCIDENT REPORTED TO ANSM BY THE USER. REF # (B)(4). A SECOND REPORT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED TO ANSM BY THE USER: # (B)(6). IT MENTIONS THE SECOND SCREW USED AT THE SAME TIME BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE IRRELEVANT AS THIS SECOND SCREW WASN'T PROBLEMATIC.
Patient problems: Local Reaction
MAUDE report 22883708 ↗
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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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