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DHS 280.295SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · DHS®/DCS® ONE-STEP LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/95MM-STERILE · 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
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982175182), received between May 10, 2018 and May 10, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.

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

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryMay 10, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL OF ONE (1) DYNAMIC HIP SCREW (DHS) / DYNAMIC CONDYLAR SCREW (DCS) ONE-STEP LAG SCREW, ONE (1) 130 DEGREE DHS PLATE-STANDARD BARREL 2-HOLES/46 MM, AND ONE (1) UNKNOWN TRAUMA CORTEX SCREW ON (B)(6) 2018 DUE TO RETURN OF BENIGN NEOPLASM (TUMOR) AND SUSPECTED INFECTION. THE CONSTRUCT WAS INITIALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2018. THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE INCLUDED USE OF A CEMENT SPACER. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH PATIENT OUTCOME REPORTED AS OK. THIS REPORT IS FOR A DHS®/DCS® ONE-STEP LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/95MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 7501985 ↗

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