NA 400.738ERecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587044989), received between Mar 24, 2023 and Mar 24, 2023 — classified as 6 malfunctions.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem6
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection6
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM. THIS IS REPORT 12 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16612274 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON MARCH, 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM. THIS IS REPORT 11 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16612272 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM. THIS IS REPORT 13 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16612270 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM. THIS IS REPORT 8 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16612117 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 7, 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 14 FOR COMPLAINT.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16612112 ↗MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 7, 2023 THE VETERINARY SURGEON REPORTED THAT HARDWARE BECAME INFECTED IN A DOG PATIENT. PATIENT HAD MULTIPLE CRANIOFACIAL FRACTURES. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2019. ALL THE HARDWARE/IMPLANTS WILL BE REMOVED ON (B)(6) 2023, THAT WERE USED IN PREVIOUS SURGERY. UNSURE WHICH ONES CAUSED THE INFECTION AND WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE PLATES & SCREWS. NO NEW HARDWARE WILL BE IMPLANTED AT THIS TIME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5MM TI MF CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH FLUTES 8MM.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16611508 ↗
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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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