NA 402.855Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM TI CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 55MM · 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 10886982206671), received between Nov 9, 2018 and Nov 9, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (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
- Material Twisted/Bent1
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.
MalfunctionNov 9, 2018Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF THE RIGHT FEMUR ON (B)(6) 2018, THE SURGEON PULLED THE CORTEX SCREW OUT OF THE SCREW RANK AND NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO SCREW RECESS CUTS MADE IN THE SCREW HEAD. ANOTHER CORTEX SCREW WAS USED. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.7MM TITANIUM (TI) CORTEX SCREW. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8055296 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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