SMALL CANNULATED SCREWSRecalls & reported problems across all models
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 18 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 25
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 8
- Recalls
- 0
We found 18 models of SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS by Smith & Nephew, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 25 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jun 20, 2019 and Dec 2, 2025 — classified as 8 injuries, 17 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (11 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS problems
Device problems
- Fracture11
- Break10
- Expiration Date Error1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Material Deformation1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
- Separation Failure1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions16
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque4
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient4
- Bone Fracture(s)1
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- Perforation1
SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS models
18 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103240SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE4 reports
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103250SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE3 reports
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103230SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE2 reports
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103236SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE2 reports
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71102282SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71102285SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103340SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103226SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103228SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103232SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103234SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71103245SPLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71101528PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71177111PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71177149ROD, FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY AND ACCESSORIES1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71177150SCREWDRIVER1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71101525PROSTHESIS, KNEE, FEMOROTIBIAL, NON-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, METAL/POLYMER1 report
- SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS 71177110PLATE, FIXATION, BONE1 report
Recent SMALL CANNULATED SCREWS adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 2, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, AFTER IMPLANTING ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM IN THE MEDIAL MALLEOLUS, THE DOCTOR FINISHES SCREWING IT IN AND WHEN IT REACHES THE STOP (THE SCREW HEAD STOPS AGAINST THE CORTEX) THE HEAD COMES LOOSE AND REMAINS IN THE SCREWDRIVER. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AFTER NO DELAY, USING THE SAME S+N PRODUCT. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 23699870 ↗MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Fracture; Separation Failure; Fracture; Separation Failure
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, USING A 2.0MM QFX SCREW 12MM TO FIXATE A DISTAL METATARSAL OSTEOTOMY, UPON INSERTION A SIDE TO SIDE ROCKING MOTION WAS APPLIED TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE SCREW TO SNAP OFF THE DRIVER INSERTER PORTION BUT RATHER THAN 'SNAPPING OFF' AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO, IT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE PIN DRIVER. THIS FORCE CAUSED THE SCREW TO BREAK THROUGH THE DORSAL CORTEX OF THE BONE WHICH LED TO LOSS OF FIXATION. THE FRACTURED SCREW WAS REMOVED. THERE WAS NO DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS FINISHED USING A SMITH & NEPHEW BACK UP. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22710831 ↗MalfunctionMay 1, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, WHEN THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 36MM IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT'S DISTAL HUMERUS, ONE OF THE TEETH OF THE CANNULATED SCREW BROKE OFF INTO THE PATIENT¿S BONE. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO CAPTURE THE FRAGMENT USING A LARGER CANNULATED DRILL, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, WHICH LED TO THE USE OF A LARGER SCREW THAN ORIGINALLY INTENDED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY. NO FURTHER CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 21943094 ↗MalfunctionDec 5, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PATELLA FIXATION SURGERY, ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM FAILED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20858568 ↗MalfunctionOct 14, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE AN INTERNAL FIXATION, THE 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WAS STARTED AND THE HEAD BECAME LOOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH CONDITION IS STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20440469 ↗InjuryAug 20, 2024Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, A 1.0 GUIDE WAS PLACED AND DRILLED, BUT THE 2.0MM CANN DRILL BIT W/QC OPENED AT THE TIP. THE DRILL BIT WAS CHANGED AND THE DRILLING WAS FINISHED, THE 3.0MM HEADLESS CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WAS PASSED, HOWEVER, IT WAS TOO LONG. WHEN CHANGING IT FOR A 34 SCREW CAME OUT OPEN AS WELL AS THE DRILL BIT. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE, PERFORMING AN ADDITIONAL BONE HOLE. THE PATIENT'S HEALTH WAS NOT AFFECTED.
Patient problems: Perforation
MAUDE report 20001621 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, THE HEAD OF ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 36MM AND ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WERE BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19321365 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING THE OSTEOSYNTHESIS SURGERY, THE HEAD OF ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 36MM AND ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 40MM WERE BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19321363 ↗MalfunctionJan 3, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY AT THE TIME OF PLACING THE 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 50MM IT BROKE AT THE LEVEL OF THE HEAD. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18436836 ↗MalfunctionNov 8, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN EVOS INTERNAL FIXATION PROCEDURE, THE HEAD OF ONE (1) 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 30MM BROKE OFF WHEN BEING PLACED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, USING A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18096587 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MEDIAL EPICONDYLE ON A DISTAL HUMERUS, WHEN INSERTING THE 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 30MM, IT WAS NOTICED THE FRACTURE HAD DISPLACED SO IT BACKED THE SCREW OUT. THE TIP WAS ALSO BROKEN OFF. TIP OF SCREW WAS LEFT INSIDE PATIENT'S BONE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 17321272 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2023Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MEDIAL EPICONDYLE ON A DISTAL HUMERUS, WHEN INSERTING THE 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 26MM, IT TOOK AN X-RAY WHEN THE SCREW WAS 2/3 OF THE WAY IN AND NOTICED THE SELF DRILLING TIP BROKE OFF. THE TIP WAS IN THE PATIENT. TIP OF SCREW WAS LEFT INSIDE PATIENT'S BONE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A S+N BACK-UP DEVICE. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 17321231 ↗InjuryNov 2, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING TRAUMA SURGERY, THE SPECIALIST WAS USING A 3.0MM CANNULATED SCREW 50MM, AND WHEN TRYING TO INSERT ONE OF THEM, IT BROKE THROUGH THE THREADED GUIDE AND DID NOT ALLOW THE COMPLETE INSERTION. IT BROKE AT THE LEVEL OF THE HEAD. THE PIECES THAT FELL INSIDE THE PATIENT WERE RETRIEVED, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED, AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY, WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK-UP DEVICE. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT HEALTH STATUS IS STABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15718477 ↗MalfunctionAug 10, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, A 0.9MM/1.1MM X 1.8MM/2.0MM DRILL GUIDE BROKE DURING WASH. NO CASE INVOLVED; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15202427 ↗MalfunctionSep 10, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN INTERNAL FIXATION SURGERY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A DRIVER, PART OF A SMALL CANNULATED HANDLE W/QC BROKE. SURGERY WAS RESUMED, WITHOUT ANY DELAY, WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE. PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12456606 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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