NA SD420.433Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · PSI SD420.433 TITANIUM IMPLANT · Class 2 · Implant
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 10887587069890), received between Jun 29, 2017 and Jun 29, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Distortion” (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
- Material Distortion1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 29, 2017Material Distortion; Material Distortion
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SPECIFIC IMPLANT (PSI), A SYNTHES TITANIUM CRANIAL IMPLANT, DID NOT FIT PROPERLY DURING AN INITIAL CRANIOPLASTY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO MODIFY THE PLATE; HOWEVER, WAS FORCED TO USE TITANIUM MESH INSTEAD. THERE WAS A 45 MINUTE DELAY IN SURGERY WHILE THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO MODIFY THE IMPLANT. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED AS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE: TITANIUM CRANIAL IMPLANT, WITH ONE PART DATA. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR COM-(B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 6677371 ↗
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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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