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DHS 281.220Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 140 DEG DHS® PLATE-STANDARD BARREL 2 HOLES/46MM · 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 10886982176882), received between May 29, 2019 and May 29, 2019 — 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

  • No Code Available1
  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryMay 29, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF DYNAMIC HIP SCREW (DHS) IMPLANT CONSTRUCTS FOR A FEMORAL NECK FRACTURE ON (B)(6) 2019 AS THAT ENDED UP NOT HEALING. SURGEON TOOK OUT THE HARDWARE AND REVISED PATIENT TO TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. DHS WAS REMOVED WITH NO ISSUES. ORIGINAL IMPLANT DATE WAS (B)(6) 2018. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DHS PLATE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 8649486 ↗

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