DHS 281.520SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 135 DEG DHS PLATE-SHORT BARREL 2 HOLES/46MM-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 10886982177551), received between Jan 7, 2021 and Jan 7, 2021 — 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
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 7, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF THE DYNAMIC HIP SYSTEM (DHS) FROM THE LEFT FEMUR DUE TO THE PATIENT'S AGE. THE PLATE, LAG SCREW, AND (2) 4.5 CORTEX SCREWS WERE REMOVED WITHOUT ISSUES. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 135 DEG DHS PLATE-SHORT BARREL 2 HOLES/46MM-STERILE. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11130742 ↗
Other DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT devices
- NA 282.238Synthes GmbH · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
- 13 X 90mm LAG FASTENER 324-13090Osteocentric Technologies, Inc. · Device, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant1 report
- DHS 281.031Synthes GmbH · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
- DHS 280.285SSynthes GmbH · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
- DHS 281.504Synthes GmbH · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
- CONQUEST FN 71179203Smith & Nephew, Inc. · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
- PERCUTANEOUS COMPRESSION PLATE (PC.C.P) 1Orthofix Srl · Device, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant1 report
- DHS 280.305Synthes GmbH · DEVICE, FIXATION, PROXIMAL FEMORAL, IMPLANT1 report
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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