Reported Aug 17, 2016 · Terminated

Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws…

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?

  • Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone, Orthopedic Devices The 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screw Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm
  • is a part of the following systems- 2.4. mm Titanium LCP Distal Radius Plate System - Titanium LCP Compact Distal Radius System - 2.4 mm Titanium LCP Radial Head Plate Set - Titanium Modular Mini Fragment LCP System - 2.4 mm Titanium Variable Angle LCP Distal Radius System - 2.7 mm/3.5 mm Titanium Distal Fibula Plate System
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number9942217
  • Part Number412.812
Amount recalled
41 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

It was reported that the specified lots of the 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screw Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm can break between the head and the shaft. This resulted from the neck feature being too close to the StarDrive feature leaving a thin wall between neck and drive.

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 Feb 2, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:01 PM UTC

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