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NA 401.512.96Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM TI CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 12MM · 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 10886982204349), received between Aug 23, 2018 and Aug 23, 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

Patient problems

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionAug 23, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) FOR METACARPAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018. THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A 2.4MM PLATE. AS THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO INSERT THE SCREW, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LINING OF THE SCREW WAS PEELING. THE SCREW AND THE SCREW LINING PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND DISCARDED. A NEW SCREW WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT WAS STABLE. CONCOMITANT DEVICE: 2.4MM PLATE (PART: UNKNOWN, LOT: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.4MM TITANIUM (TI) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 12MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 7808528 ↗

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