NA 214.552Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM CANNULATED SCREW PARTIALLY THREADED/52MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- 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 10886982154224), received between Apr 12, 2019 and Dec 9, 2022 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 9, 2022Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THAT INCORRECT QUANTITIES OR PRODUCT MISSING FROM INSIDE THE MANUFACTURER'S BOX/CASE AND WAS LABELED INCORRECTLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5 CANNULATED SCREW PARTIALLY THRD/52. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15955143 ↗MalfunctionApr 12, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN TRAUMA PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2019, THE THREAD OF A 52MMX4.5MM CANNULATED SCREW (PARTIALLY THREADED) CAME UNRAVELED AND BROKE OFF INTO THE BONE OF A PATIENT UPON INSERTION OF A GUIDE WIRE. FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED, AND IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THEY WERE REMOVED EASILY. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF FIVE (5) MINUTES. ANOTHER SCREW WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE: UNKNOWN GUIDE WIRE (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5MM CANNULATED SCREW PARTIALLY THREADED. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8511597 ↗
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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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