Matrix 04.632.740Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 7.0MM TI MATRIX POLYAXIAL SCREW 40MM THREAD LENGTH · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Matrix (80)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10705034745664), received between Apr 3, 2020 and Apr 3, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 3, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE MATRIX POLYAXIAL SCREW DETACHED FROM AN UNKNOWN MATRIX POLYAXIAL HEAD DURING INSERTION. THE SURGEON WAS USING A MATRIX PRE ASSEMBLED SCREWS IN WHICH THE SHAFT AND THE HEAD OF THE SCREW WERE ATTACHED. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO ATTACH ANOTHER POLYAXIAL HEAD AND IT WOULD NOT ATTACH. THE SURGEON ALSO NOTICED THAT THEIR MAY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE SCREW SHAFT HEAD. THE MATRIX POLYAXIAL SCREW WAS EXPLANTED AND A NEW SCREW WAS USED. THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY OF THREE (3) MINUTES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THREE (3) DEVICES. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9924250 ↗
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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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