MatrixMIDFACE 04.503.382Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TI MATRIXMIDFACE H-PLATE 11 HOLES/0.8MM THICK · Class 2 · Implant
All models of MatrixMIDFACE (40)
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10887587020259), received between Aug 7, 2020 and Aug 7, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K050608); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 7, 2020Adverse 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 AN ACOUSTIC NEUROMA RESECTION RETROSIGMOID PROCEDURE. PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN UNKNOWN BONE PLATE AND PUTTY CEMENT. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED CSF RHINORRHEA AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR MENINGITIS. THE HEAD CT SHOWED PNEUMOCEPHALUS AND CSF RHINORRHEA. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND POST-OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WERE RESOLVED. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREW (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY# 1), TI MATRIXMIDFACE OBLIQUE L-PL 2X3 HOLES-LEFT/0.8MM THICK (PART# 04.503.383, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY# 1), CRANIOS REINFORCED FAST SET PUTTY 3CC-STERILE (PART# 615.03.01S, LOT# DSB7841, QUANTITY# 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) TI MATRIXMIDFACE H-PLATE 11 HOLES/0.8MM THICK. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage
MAUDE report 10380151 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K050608. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2739-2020 · Jun 16, 2020 · TerminatedMatrixMIDFACE Screws - Product Usage: The intended use for this device is in fixation of cranial bones and facial skeleton in procedures such as craniotomies, reconstructive proced
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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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