MatrixNEURO 04.502.022Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TI MATRIXNEURO ULP BURR HOLE COVER 15MM · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MatrixNEURO (25)
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 10887587017525), received between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K042365, K123723); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Skin Inflammation/ Irritation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 21, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A INITIAL CRANIAL FIXATION WITH SYNTHES CMF HARDWARE IN 2002, FOLLOWED BY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES IN 2006 AND 2011. OVER TIME PATIENT DEVELOPED HARDWARE EXPOSURE OF CRANIAL TITANIUM MESH/PLATES AND EVENTUALLY FOUND A LOOSE SCREW ON THE PILLOW (B)(6) 2022. CLINICAL NOTES DOCUMENTED EXPOSED SCREW AND COLONIZED EXPOSED MESH/HARDWARE. IN 2023, SURGEON PERFORMED REMOVAL OF EXPOSED TITANIUM MESH AND HARDWARE, WITH ROTATIONAL-ADVANCEMENT SCALP FLAPS. PATIENT HAS UNDERGONE MULTIPLE REVISION SURGERIES OVER THE YEARS FOR HARDWARE EXPOSURE AND WOUND COMPLICATIONS. RELATED COMPLAINTS (B)(4) CAPTURE PATIENT'S ADDITIONAL SURGERIES.
Patient problems: Skin Inflammation/ Irritation
MAUDE report 23619652 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K042365, K123723. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2698-2020 · Jun 18, 2020 · TerminatedMatrixNEURO Screws - Product Usage: The intended use for this device is in fixation of cranial bones and facial skeleton in procedures such as craniotomies, reconstructive procedur
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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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