NA 04.614.028Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM TI CANCELLOUS POLYAXIAL SCREW 28MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034738413), received between Jul 9, 2021 and Dec 6, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Integrity Problem” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 6, 2023Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem
THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY IN RELATION TO THE EVENT, AND NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. NO BROKEN FRAGMENTS WERE RETAINED IN THE PATIENT'S BODY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18277003 ↗InjuryJul 9, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED AFTER THE REVIEW OF A CLINICAL EVALUATION REPORT (CER) FROM A RELATED RESEARCH ACTIVITY DATABASE (DDRA) FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING CERVICAL FUSION. THE FOLLOWING COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS FOLLOWS: READMISSION: NEOPLASM, BENIGN, NOS (1): PATIENT NO. (B)(6), MALE, (B)(6) YEARS OLD WHO UNDERWENT POSTERIOR C3-T2 DECOMPRESSION FOR TUMOR RESECTION AND FUSION WITH SYNAPSE INSTRUMENTATION READMITTED FOR NEOPLASM, BENIGN, NOS. NEOPLASM, METASTATIC, BRAIN/SPINAL CORD (1): PATIENT NO. (B)(6), FEMALE, (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD WHO UNDERWENT POSTERIOR CERVICOTHORACIC DECOMPRESSION FUSION WAS READMITTED FOR NEOPLASM, METASTATIC, BRAIN/SPINAL CORD. STENOSIS, CERVICAL SPINE (3): PATIENT (NO. (B)(6)), FEMALE, (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD WHO UNDERWENT ANTERIOR C5-C6, C6-7 DISCECTOMY AND FUSION WITH ALLOGRAFT AND AVIATOR PLATE WAS READMITTED DUE TO STENOSIS, CERVICAL SPINE. PATIENT (NO (B)(6)), FEMALE, (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD WHO UNDERWENT ANTERIOR C5-6, C6-7 DISCECTOMY AND FUSION WITH ALLOGRAFT AND AVIATOR PLATE WAS READMITTED DUE TO STENOSIS, CERVICAL SPINE. PATIENT (NO. (B)(6)), FEMALE, (B)(6)-YEAR-OLD WHO UNDERWENT ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION WAS READMITTED DUE TO STENOSIS, CERVICAL SPINE.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12143224 ↗
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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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