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NA 208.434Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 32MM THREAD 60MM · 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 10886982149398), received between Aug 21, 2018 and Aug 21, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient-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

  • Patient-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • Not Applicable1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryAug 21, 2018Patient-Device Incompatibility; Patient-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH THE 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW ON UNKNOWN DATE FOR UNKNOWN REASON. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE SCREW FAILED TO HOLD COMPRESSION/FIXATION. PATIENT WAS RETURNED TO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2018 AND WAS REVISED TO A VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) OLECRANON PLATE. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: OLECRANON PLATE (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1) THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Not Applicable

    MAUDE report 7802220 ↗

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-2152-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    6.5 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-2155-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    4.0 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 · Terminated
    6.5 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-2156-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    4.5 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-2158-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    3.5 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-2154-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    7.0 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-2157-2016 · Feb 16, 2016 · Terminated
    4.5 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

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