NA 218.055Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 6.5MM CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW FULLY THREADED/55MM · 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 10886982155948), received between Feb 26, 2018 and Feb 26, 2018 — 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 Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 26, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SURGERY ON (B)(6), 2018, WHILE THE SURGEON WAS IMPLANTING A DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE SYSTEM, A 6.5MM CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW WAS BROKEN WHILE BEING IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT. IT WAS FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT THE THREADED SHAFT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT WHILE THE HEAD AND A PORTION OF THE THREADED SHAFT SHEARED OFF. THE BROKEN HEAD WAS REMOVED AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY HARM OR INJURY TO THE PATIENT. THE SURGEON DECIDED TO PLACE A SCREW PARALLEL TO THE BROKEN SCREW AND THE PLACEMENT OF THIS ADDITIONAL SCREW DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE/PLAN. THERE ARE NO PLANS TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION; THE PATIENT WILL NOT BE REVISED. CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS: DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7297454 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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