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NA 404.032Recalls & reported problems

Synthes (U.S.A.) LP · 3.5MM TI CORTEX SCREW 32MM · Class 2

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 10886982207036), received between Dec 13, 2017 and Dec 13, 2017 — 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.

  • MalfunctionDec 13, 2017Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED DURING A PROXIMAL HUMERUS OSTEOSYNTHESIS PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR PLACED A SCREW IN THE VERY ANGLED DISTAL FRAGMENT AND DURING THE FINAL ADJUSTMENT WITH THE SCREWDRIVER, THE SCREW BROKE. A PIECE OF THE SCREW REMAINED IN THE PATIENT¿S BONE. REPORTEDLY THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. CONCOMITANT DEVICE: SCREWDRIVER (PART/LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 7113395 ↗

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