DHS 280.000Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982174871), received between Jun 5, 2017 and Oct 8, 2019 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 8, 2019Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

  DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(4) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE TO TREAT A FEMUR FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2019, THE DYNAMIC HIP SCREW (DHS) SCREW HAD A DEFECT; NOT FITTING THE PLATE. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES: PLATE (PART: UNKNOWN, LOT: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR A DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9166071 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 5, 2017Fitting Problem; Fitting Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING A HIP FRACTURE SURGERY WITH SYNTHES DYNAMIC HIP SYSTEM (DHS) ON (B)(6) 2017. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY PLACING THE DHS SIDE PLATE OVER THE JUST IMPLANTED SYNTHES LAG SCREW. AFTER STRUGGLING FOR SOME TIME, HE REMOVED THE LAG SCREW AND EXTRA-OPERATIVELY DISCOVERED THE LAG SCREW DID NOT FIT THROUGH THE BARREL OF THE SIDE PLATE. OTHER LAG SCREWS FROM THE SET WERE TESTED AND FIT FINE. THE EXPLANTED LAG SCREW WAS TRIALED THROUGH A DIFFERENT SIDE PLATE AND DID NOT FIT. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED WHILE THE LAG SCREW WAS BEING EXPLANTED. NO UNANTICIPATED X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. THE SURGEON THEN IMPLANTED A LAG SCREW FROM A SECOND SET, SLID THE SIDE PLATE OVER THE LAG SCREW AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT. PATIENT'S OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS A FORTY (40) MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: SIDE PLATE (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1) THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6610816 ↗