NA 04.613.618Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.0MM TI CERV SELF-RETAIN SCR SLF-TPNG/VARIABLE ANGLE 18MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034737836), received between Dec 1, 2017 and Dec 1, 2017 — classified as 2 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration or Expulsion of Device” (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
Device problems
- Migration or Expulsion of Device2
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 1, 2017Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT RECEIVED ONE (1) VECTRA PLATE AND SIX (6) SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2016. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TENDERNESS ON THE BACK OF HER NECK ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND UPON FOLLOW-UP VISIT TO THE SURGEON, DISCOVERED THE SCREWS HAD BACKED OUT OF THE PLATE. THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 FOR A HARDWARE REMOVAL. ALL IMPLANTED DEVICES WERE REMOVED INTACT AND NO ISSUES DURING REVISION. THE PATIENT DID NOT RECEIVE NEW IMPLANTS SINCE THE WOUND HAD HEALED. THE PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH A STABLE PATIENT OUTCOME. NO SURGICAL TIME DELAY REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: VECTRA PLATE (PART# 04.613.136, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.0MM TI CERV SELF-RETAIN SCREW. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7074622 ↗InjuryDec 1, 2017Migration or Expulsion of Device; Migration or Expulsion of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT RECEIVED ONE (1) VECTRA PLATE AND SIX (6) SCREWS ON (B)(6) 2016. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED TENDERNESS ON THE BACK OF HER NECK ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND UPON FOLLOW-UP VISIT TO THE SURGEON, DISCOVERED THE SCREWS HAD BACKED OUT OF THE PLATE. THE PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017 FOR A HARDWARE REMOVAL. ALL IMPLANTED DEVICES WERE REMOVED INTACT AND NO ISSUES DURING REVISION. THE PATIENT DID NOT RECEIVE NEW IMPLANTS SINCE THE WOUND HAD HEALED. THE PROCEDURE WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH A STABLE PATIENT OUTCOME. NO SURGICAL TIME DELAY REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: VECTRA PLATE (PART# 04.613.136, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1) . THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.0MM TI CERV SELF-RETAIN SCREW. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 6 FOR (B)(4) .
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7074617 ↗
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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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