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NA 208.435Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 32MM THREAD 65MM · 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 10886982149404), received between Apr 21, 2021 and Apr 21, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Pain1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 21, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF THREE (3) CANNULATED SCREWS DUE TO PAIN. THE SCREWS WERE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE BECAUSE OF BONY OVERGROWTH BUT CAME OUT SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW 32MM THREAD 65MM. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Pain

    MAUDE report 11701156 ↗

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-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
  • 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-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-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-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-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

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