NA 213.024Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24MM · Class 2 · Implant
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982153098), received between Jun 24, 2024 and Jun 24, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (2 reports).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K000684); 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility2
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 24, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED DURING SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, THE SCREWDRIVER DOES NOT HOLD THE SCREWS. NO INFORMATION IS KNOWN ON PATIENT OR SURGICAL STATUS. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE SCRDRIVER SHAFT T8 CYLINDRIC W/GROOVE SH THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 19595157 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; No Apparent Adverse Event; Device-Device Incompatibility; No Apparent Adverse Event
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN FRANCE AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, IN THE PEDIATRIC SURGICAL OPERATING ROOM, IT WAS OBSERVED AFTER A VARIZATION OSTEOTOMY IN A PARAPLEGIC CHILD NOT WALKING, A BALLING HIP REFLECTING A RUPTURE OF THE 2 PROXIMAL LCP 3.5 SCREWS USED TO PLACE AN LCP 3.5 PLATE. THE SCREW HEAD LOCK WAS STILL IN PLACE. THE PATIENT HAD TO UNDERGO A NEW OPERATION OF 2 HOURS TO REFIT A NEW PLATE USING SCREWS OF DIFFERENT REFERENCES, INCLUDING THE ONE IN QUESTION. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING 24MM. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19593768 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K000684. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1800-2015 · May 13, 2015 · Terminated3.7mm Cannulated Locking Screws and 3.7mm Cannulated Conical Screws; . the Cannulated Screws are indicated for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, and non-unions of the clavicle,
Other APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT devices
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-DLF31Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component3 recalls0 reports
- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15050Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAB60-12040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-13040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.