NA 214.560Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM CANNULATED SCREW PARTIALLY THREADED/60MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982154255), received between Apr 14, 2020 and Nov 20, 2020 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Crack1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- Tissue Damage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 20, 2020Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT FOR FRACTURE ORIF SURGERY. DURING THE SURGERY, 4.5 CANNULATED 60 MM SCREW WAS BEING SCREWED INTO PATIENT AND THREADING CAME OFF OF SCREW AND WENT TO A RIGHT ANGEL TO THE INTENDED TRAJECTORY AND EXITED PATIENT¿S SKIN. REMOVED SCREW FRAGMENT AND USE A DIFFERENT SCREW. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) CANNSCR Ø4.5 SELF-DRILL L60/20 SST. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Tissue Damage
MAUDE report 10878828 ↗MalfunctionApr 14, 2020Crack; Crack
IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT DURING AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF THE LEFT ELBOW ON (B)(6) 2020, WHILE PLACING A SYNTHES 4.5 CANNULATED SCREW, THE SCREW DELAMINATED WHILE PLACING THE SCREW INTO THE PATIENT'S ELBOW. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9958913 ↗
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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 13, 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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