Reported Jul 20, 2016 · Terminated

3.5 mm and 4.0 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029094, Screw, Fixation Bone Product…

Synthes (USA) Products LLC

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) Products LLC · 1301 Goshen Pkwy · West Chester, PA · 19380-5986

Is this the product you have?

  • 3.5 mm and 4.0 mm Cannulated Screw, Product code HWC, Device Listing Number D029094, Screw
  • Fixation Bone Product UsageIntended for fracture fixation of large bones and large bone fragments, such as femoral neck fractures; slipped capital femoral epiphyses; an adjunct to DHS in basilar neck fractures; tibial plateau fractures; ankle arthrodesis pediatric femoral neck fractures; intercondylar femur fractures; SI joint disruptions; and subtalar arthrodesis
Lot codes and dates
  • Many affected part numbers
Amount recalled
19,497,844 units in total

This recall covers 18 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 17 are below.

5 more are in the archive.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Labeling does not match the cleared indications for use in the United States and Canada.

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 Jun 1, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:45 PM UTC

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