NA 04.226.634Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM TI HEADLESS COMPRESSION SCREW/SHORT THREAD/34MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982123367), received between Jul 20, 2020 and Jul 20, 2020 — 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 20, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THE SURGEON REQUESTED THE LCP ELBOW AND 4.5MM HEADLESS COMPRESSION SETS AND SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR THE THREE (3) HOLE PLATE TO BE IN THE SET FOR A PATIENT'S PROCEDURE SCHEDULED FOR (B)(6) 2020. UPON OPENING OF THE SET IN THE OPERATING ROOM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE THIS THREE (3) HOLE RT PLATE WAS NOT IN THE SET. ADDITIONALLY, IN THE HEADLESS COMPRESSION SET, THERE WAS ONLY ONE OF EACH OF THE NEEDED SCREWS. A 20 MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY OCCURRED. THE SURGEON HAD TO MAKE ALTERNATIVE PLANS TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 10294985 ↗
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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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