DHS 280.050Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/105MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of DHS (57)
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 10886982174895), received between Sep 20, 2019 and Sep 20, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
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.
MalfunctionSep 20, 2019Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, A DYNAMIC HIP AND CONDYLAR SCREW (DHS/DCS) COUPLING SCREW WOULD NOT THREAD ONTO THE LAG SCREW. IT WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BROKEN THREADS. A NEW CONNECTING SCREW WAS SELECTED FROM THE SET AND WAS USED BUT IT WOULD NOT THREAD ONTO THE DYNAMIC HIP AND CONDYLAR SCREW (DHS/DCS) LAG SCREW. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DHS/DCS LAG SCREW HAD AN INTERNAL BLEMISH PREVENTING THE THREADING. A SECOND DHS IMPLANT SET WAS OPENED FOR A NEW DHS/DCS LAG SCREW. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A FIVE (5) MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNK - INSERTION INSTRUMENTS: CONNECTING / COUPLING SCREW: TRAUMA (PART # / LOT # /QUANTITY: UNKNOWN). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) HS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7 MM THREAD/105 MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9100872 ↗
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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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