NA 202.824Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982144782), received between Feb 13, 2020 and May 24, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
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 Problem2
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMay 24, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL FOR THE FIBULA PLATE AND SCREWS AND 2 ASSOCIATED LAG SCREWS. THE SURGEON PERFORMED I&D AND NOTED THAT THE BONE IS MOSTLY HEALED AND APPEARED TO HAVE NO SIGN OF INFECTION. INITIALLY THE PATIENT HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR A FIBULA FRACTURE 4 OR 5 MONTHS AGO. AFTER 3 MONTHS POST OP THERE WAS A SIGN OF INFECTION AND TRIED TO TREAT WITH ANTIBIOTICS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ELEVEN (11) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 3.5MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24MM. THIS REPORT IS 7 OF 14 (B)(4).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 11873591 ↗InjuryFeb 13, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THERE WAS A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF THE ONE THIRD TUBULAR PLATE WITH 7 HOLES AND UNKNOWN SCREWS DUE TO INFECTION. THE TUBULAR PLATE AND UNKNOWN SCREWS WERE IMPLANTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. AFTER THE PROCEDURE, THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF INFECTION. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND ALL HARDWARE WERE REMOVED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES EIGHT (8) DEVICES. THIS IS 2 OF 8 FOR REPORT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 9705715 ↗
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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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