NA 02.226.740Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW/LONG THREAD/40MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982060204), received between Jan 6, 2021 and Jan 6, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 6, 2021Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, DURING AN UNKNOWN SURGERY, A CANNULATED STARDRIVE SCREWDRIVER SHAFT WAS STRIPPED ALONG WITH THE HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW AND FIVE (5) NON-THREADED GUIDE WIRES WERE BENT PRIOR TO INSERTION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: T15 CANN STRDRV SCRWDRVR SHAFT SLF-RETAIN (PART # 03.333.304, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW/LONG THREAD/40MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 6 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11127162 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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