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NA 214.750Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 4.5MM CANNULATED SCREW FULLY THREADED/50MM · 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 10886982154460), received between Sep 6, 2021 and Sep 6, 2021 — classified as 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

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.

  • MalfunctionSep 6, 2021Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, PATIENT UNDERWENT A OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION OF THE LEFT ANKLE. IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE LEFT IMPLANTED CANNULATED SCREWS BROKE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 4.5 CANNULATED SCREW FULLY THREADED/50. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 12431017 ↗

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