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Synthes GmbH · 4.0MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 85MM · 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 10886982147752), received between Oct 13, 2021 and Oct 13, 2021 — 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

  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryOct 13, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THREE (3) PELVIC SCREWS AND FOUR (4) CORTEX SCREWS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE IMPLANTS WERE ORIGINALLY PLACED IN THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2017. THERE IS NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.0MM CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 85MM. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 7 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available

    MAUDE report 12623730 ↗

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