NA 245.18Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM RECONSTRUCTION PLATE 8 HOLES/94MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982169761), received between Dec 12, 2017 and Dec 12, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Failure of Implant1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 12, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS TREATED IN (B)(6) ON AN UNKNOWN DATE FOR A RIGHT RADIUS FRACTURE. ON A SUBSEQUENT UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE SURGEON COMPLAINING OF WRIST PAIN. X-RAYS TAKEN ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IDENTIFIED A BROKEN PLATE. RIGHT RADIUS HARDWARE REMOVAL AND REVISION SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017. A BROKEN 8-HOLE LC-DCP (LIMITED CONTACT DYNAMIC COMPRESSION PLATE) RECONSTRUCTION PLATE AND SIX INTACT 3.5MM CORTEX SCREWS (NON-SELF-DRILLING) WERE REMOVED. PATIENT WAS REVISED TO A METAPHYSEAL PLATE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY, NO RETAINED FRAGMENTS, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS STABLE. THERE IS ONE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS COMPLAINT. REPORTED CONCOMITANT DEVICES: 3.5MM CORTEX SCREWS, NON-SELF-DRILLING (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 6). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM RECONSTRUCTION PLATE 8 HOLES/94MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Pain
MAUDE report 7110596 ↗
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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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