NA 211.818Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM CANNULATED SCREW LONG THREAD 18MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982151568), received between Nov 16, 2021 and Nov 16, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K012945, 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Discomfort2
- Loss of Range of Motion2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FRACTURE FIXATION PROCEDURE FOR AN EXTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, UTILIZING A 2.4 MM CANNULATED SCREW. THERE WAS A POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION REPORTED. THE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS REPORTED WERE DISCOMFORT AND DECREASED IN RANGE OF MOTION. PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HARDWARE REMOVAL. NO SURGICAL REVISION WAS NECESSARY AS THERE WAS A UNION OF FRACTURE ACHIEVED UNTIL 16 WEEKS POST OP. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 2.4MM CANNULATED SCREW LONG THREAD 18MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Discomfort; Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 12821108 ↗InjuryNov 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A FRACTURE FIXATION PROCEDURE FOR AN EXTRAARTICULAR FRACTURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, UTILIZING A 2.4 MM CANNULATED SCREW. THERE WAS A POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION REPORTED. THE POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS REPORTED WERE DISCOMFORT AND DECREASED IN RANGE OF MOTION. PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED DUE TO HARDWARE REMOVAL. NO SURGICAL REVISION WAS NECESSARY AS THERE WAS A UNION OF FRACTURE ACHIEVED UNTIL 16 WEEKS POST OP. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 2.4MM CANNULATED SCREW LONG THREAD 18MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Discomfort; Loss of Range of Motion
MAUDE report 12821103 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K012945, K161616. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0890-2013 · Feb 12, 2013 · TerminatedAtrapro Antipruritic Hydrogel, 1.5 oz gel tube, 4 Net wt/ 1.5 oz.. RX only, Professional Sample, Not for Sale. Pre-printed tube: MS31071, Shelf carton: PL51091-08 Atrapro Antiprur
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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