Reported Dec 4, 2013 · Terminated

3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) Product Usage: 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) in combination…

Synthes USA HQ, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Synthes USA HQ, Inc. · 1302 Wrights Ln E · West Chester, PA · 19380-3417

Is this the product you have?

  • 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic
  • Locking Screw (DLS) Product Usage3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) in combination with Synthes Locking Compression Plates (LCP) are intended for use in long bone fractures, the fixation of osteopenic bone, the fixation of osteotomies, and for the fixation of non-unions and malunions
Lot codes and dates
    • All lots of parts 09.213.022S - 09.213.070S
    • and 09.223.032S- 09.223.090S
Amount recalled
40248

This recall covers 16 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 15 are below.

3 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

All lots of 3.7mm and 5.0mm Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) were recalled due to complaints of breakages at the distal tip of the pin identified after successful healing and during planned removal of the device.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 18, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:51 PM UTC

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