NA 208.414Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD 95MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982149213), received between Mar 10, 2021 and Mar 10, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 10, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, WHILE DOING PERCUTANEOUS PINNING OF THE HIP FRACTURE USING WITH THE 6.5 MM CANNULATED SCREWS, IT APPEARED THAT THE PRODUCT HAD A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE SCREWDRIVER RECESS ON THE CANNULATED SCREW WOULD NOT BE CENTER; THEREFORE, THE SCREWDRIVER WOULD NOT FIT INTO THE SCREW AND THE SCREW SLIPPED OVER WITH THE GUIDEWIRE. UPON PUTTING A 95MM SCREW OVER THE GUIDE WIRE, THE SCREWDRIVER WOULD NOT PROPERLY SIT IN THE RECESS OF THE SCREW HEAD. IT WAS DETERMINED VISUALLY THAT THE CANNULATION WAS OFF-CENTER IN THE RECESS OF THE SCREW HEAD WHICH PREVENTED THE SCREWDRIVER FROM SEATING INTO THE SCREW ONCE THE SCREW IS PLACED OVER A GUIDE WIRE THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF FOUR (4) MINUTES. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. IT HAD A GOOD/POSITIVE PATIENT OUTCOME. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD 95MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11454075 ↗
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-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-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-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-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
- 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-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-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
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- 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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