NA 400.810.96Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM TI CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 10MM · Class 2 · Implant
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 10886982203700), received between Jan 3, 2018 and Jan 3, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Material Fragmentation1
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.
MalfunctionJan 3, 2018Break; Material Fragmentation; Break; Material Fragmentation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEAD BROKE OFF A SCREW DURING AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) RIGHT METACARPAL ON (B)(6) 2017. SURGEON WAS INSERTING THE SCREW IN A REASONABLE MANNER, USING LIGHT TWISTING MOTIONS. THE SHAFT AND THREADS OF THE SCREW REMAIN IN THE PATIENT. SURGEON IMPLANTED ANOTHER SCREW OF THE SAME SIZE NEXT TO THE BROKEN SCREW. SURGERY WAS DELAYED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: SCREWDRIVER (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7161403 ↗
Other EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR devices
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- LEVEL ONE CMF 50-760-26-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR18 reports
- DISTRACTION, INTERNAL 51-563-30-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR13 reports
- LEVEL ONE CMF 50-797-26-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR13 reports
- LEVEL ONE CMF 50-777-26-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR11 reports
- DISTRACTION, INTERNAL 51-401-91-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR10 reports
- NA 04.315.125Synthes GmbH · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR10 reports
- DISTRACTION, INTERNAL 51-526-30-09KLS-Martin L.P. · EXTERNAL MANDIBULAR FIXATOR AND/OR DISTRACTOR10 reports
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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