NA 400.816.96Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM TI CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 16MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982203793), received between Aug 22, 2019 and Aug 22, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 22, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION OF A LEFT 4TH METACARPAL, THE 1.5MM TITANIUM CORTEX SCREW BROKE RIGHT BELOW THE HEAD OF THE SCREW UPON FINAL TIGHTENING. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF TWENTY-FIVE (25) MINUTES. THE BROKEN SCREW WAS REMOVED BY REAMING OVER THE TOP OF THE BROKEN SCREW SHAFT AND UNSCREWING WITH A HEAVY UNKNOWN NEEDLE DRIVER. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT-REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN PLATE ( PART#UNKNOWN, LOT#UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), UNKNOWN SCREWS (PART#UNKNOWN, LOT#UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI CORTEX SCREW 16MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8921737 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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