NA 208.405Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD 50MM · 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 10886982149121), received between Oct 12, 2021 and Oct 12, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
7 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K021932, K161616); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Break1
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 12, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2020, TUBERCLE OSTEOTOMY WAS PERFORMED WITH A 6.5 PARTIALLY THREADED CANNULATED SCREW AND A 4.5 PARTIALLY THREADED CANNULATED SCREW. ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2021 THE PATIENT CAME BACK INTO OFFICE AND IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT BOTH SCREWS ARE BROKEN. THERE ARE NO PLANS AS OF NOW TO BRING PATIENT BACK FOR PROCEDURE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD 50MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12617341 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K021932, K161616. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2155-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated4.0 mm Cortex Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D137404 and D137402, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone
- Z-2156-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated4.5 mm Cortex Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D137402, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragments, s
- Z-2154-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated7.0 mm and 7.3 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D068620, Plate, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bo
- Z-2153-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated6.5 mm Cancellous Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029043, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragment
- Z-2157-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated4.5 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029092 and D120718, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large b
- Z-2152-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated6.5 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D028949, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragment
- Z-2158-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated3.5 mm and 4.0 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029094, Screw, Fixation Bone Product Usage: Intended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bo
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- OSTEORAPTOR 72201995Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Screw, fixation, bone253 reports
- Control 360 SK12Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone195 reports
- HEALIX PEEK ORTHOCORD 222205Medos International Sàrl · Screw, fixation, bone186 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-350Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-400Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-300Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
- PRECICE® Bone Transport System STP3.5-200Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Screw, Fixation, Bone3 recalls0 reports
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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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