NA 413.334Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM TI LOCKING HEAD SCREW SELF-TAPPING 34MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982212009), received between Jun 25, 2018 and Oct 25, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Impaired Healing1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 25, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A REVISION PROCEDURE OF A TOMOFIX OPENING WEDGE NAIL TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY DUE TO NON-UNION. ORIGINALLY, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A TOMOFIX OSTEOTOMY SYSTEM ON (B)(6) 2019. THE TOMOFIX PLATE, FIVE (5) LOCKING HEAD SCREWS AND ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW WERE EXPLANTED AND A NEW PLATE AND SCREWS WERE PUT IN WITH THE SAME PLATE AND SCREWS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY DURING REVISION. PATIENT AND PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES SEVEN (7) DEVICES. THIS IS 3 OF 7 FOR REPORT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 9241106 ↗InjuryJun 25, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT OPEN WEDGE HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY WAS APPLIED TO GONARTHROSIS IN THE RIGHT KNEE ON (B)(6) 2017. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT A DELAY. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT¿S BONE UNION HAS BEEN SLOWER THAN EXPECTED. THROUGH X-RAYS TAKEN IN (B)(6) 2018, A GAP WAS NOTICED AROUND THE ARTIFICIAL JOINT. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO (B)(4), WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR THE LEFT KNEE OF THE SAME PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 5.0MM TI LOCKING HEAD SCREW SELF-TAPPING 34MM. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 8 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Impaired Healing
MAUDE report 7633529 ↗
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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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