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NA 201.687Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM CORTEX SCREW 3.5MM HEAD/SELF-TAPPING 34MM · 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 10886982142535), received between Sep 21, 2018 and Sep 21, 2018 — 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

  • Erosion1
  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • Not Applicable1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 21, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL PROCEDURE DUE TO WOUND BREAK DOWN. THERE ARE FOUR (4) SELF TAPPING METAPHYSEAL SCREWS, FOUR (4) VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) SELF TAPPING LOCKING SCREWS, ONE (1) VA LARGE LOCKING CALCANEAL PLATE, AND ONE (1) SELF TAPPING CORTEX SCREW WERE REMOVED. ONE (1) SELF TAPPING CORTEX SCREW REMAINED IMPLANTED DUE TO UNKNOWN REASON. ORIGINALLY, THE HARDWARE WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2018. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT STATUS OR SURGICAL DELAY IS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ELEVEN (11) DEVICE. THE OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT ARE LOCATED IN (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Erosion; Foreign Body In Patient; Not Applicable

    MAUDE report 7897978 ↗

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