NA 208.875Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 7.3MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD/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 10886982149985), received between May 19, 2021 and May 19, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Advance” (1 report).
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
- Difficult to Advance1
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.
MalfunctionMay 19, 2021Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT UNDERWENT A PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE SURGEON WAS PUTTING IN THE CANNULATED SCREW, WITHOUT CHECKING THE X-RAY. THEY CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE WIRE UNDER THE POWER SCREW ATTACHED TO THE CANNULATED SCREWDRIVER INTO THE FEMORAL HEAD. WHILE THEY DID, THE K-WIRE WENT THROUGH THE FEMORAL HEAD INTO THE ABDOMEN. THE GUIDEWIRE PENETRATED THE FEMORAL HEAD AND WENT INTO THE ACETABULUM AND RECTUM WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL REPAIR. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN UNKNOWN DELAY. PATIENT CURRENTLY NEEDS A COLOSTOMY BAG UNTIL HEALED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SCREW. UPON INSPECTION AFTER INSERTION (VIA X-RAY), IT APPEARS TO HAVE SOMETHING IN IT PREVENTING THE CANNULA FROM EASILY MOVING THROUGH. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 7.3MM CANNULATED SCREW 16MM THREAD/75MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11847915 ↗
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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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