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NA 02.130.263Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM VAL 1ST METACARPAL PL DORSAL · 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 10886982045010), received between Sep 6, 2019 and Sep 6, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 6, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL FOR A FINGER SURGERY. A VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING PLATE FOR METACARPAL, ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW AND SIX (6) LOCKING SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT DUE TO POSSIBLE INFECTION AND REGRESSION OF THE FUSION. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 8969367 ↗

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