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NA 208.471Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW FULLY THREADED 75MM · 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 10886982149725), received between Mar 2, 2021 and Mar 2, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Use of Device Problem” (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

  • Use of Device Problem1

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 2, 2021Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, 2 CANNULATED SCREWS WERE PUT INTO A PATIENT¿S ANKLE AND WERE BE TOO LONG. WHEN TWO DEPTH GAUGES WERE COMPARED, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEPTH GAUGE IN QUESTION, WAS OFF AT LEAST 5MM. THE SCREWS WERE EXCHANGED, AND SURGERY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THE SURGERY WAS DELAYED FOR 5 MINUTES. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: CANN SCREW MEASURING DEVICE FOR 6.5MM & 7.3MM CANN SCREWS (PART NUMBER 319.70, LOT A4DF803, QUANTITY 1). 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW FULLY THREADED 80MM (PART NUMBER 208.472, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT INVOLVES 1 6.5MM CANNULATED SCREW FULLY THREADED 75MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11399926 ↗

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-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-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-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-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-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

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