DHS 280.900SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · DHS®/DCS® LAG SCREW 12.7MM THREAD/90MM-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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982176325), received between Dec 1, 2025 and Dec 1, 2025 — 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 1, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED DURING A OSTEOSYNTHESIS OF THE PROXIMAL FEMUR, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT A PLATE ON A SCREW. THE SURGEON CHANGED THE PLATE BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND PLATE - SAME PRODUCT CODE 02224223S (LOT: 63036P9) - ALSO DID NOT FIT ON THE SCREW ORIGINALLY INSTALLED (PRODUCT CODE 280900S - LOT: 45477P5). IN A SECOND STEP, THE SURGEON CHANGED THE CERVICAL SCREW INITIALLY INSTALLED AND REPLACED IT WITH A SCREW - PRODUCT CODE 280850S - LOT: 69122P9. THIS CHANGE ALLOWED THE COMPLETION OF THE PROCEDURE BY COUPLING THE SECOND PART NUMBER PLATE: 02224223S - LOT: 63036P9 WITH THE SCREW PART NUMBER: 280850S - LOT: 69122P9. THIS INCIDENT EXTENDED THE OPERATING TIME BY 30 MINUTES FROM THE USUAL 30 TO 45 MINUTES. IT EXPOSED THE PATIENT TO A RISK OF SEPSIS IN CONNECTION WITH THE VARIOUS MANIPULATIONS AND THE CONSEQUENT LENGTHENING OF THE OPERATING TIME.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23686340 ↗
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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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