Reported Sep 30, 2015 · Terminated

Dynamic Locking Screw System (DLS) 3.7mm & Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) 5.0mm; intended for use in long bone fractures,…

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?

  • Dynamic Locking Screw System (DLS) 3.7mm & Dynamic Locking Screw (DLS) 5.0mm; 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
  • Part Numbers
    • 09.213.022S
    • 09.213.024S
    • 09.213.026S
    • 09.213.028S
    • 09.213.030S
    • 09.213.032S
    • 09.213.034S
    • 09.213.036S
    • 09.213.038S
    • 09.213.040S
    • 09.213.042S
    • 09.213.044S
    • 09.213.046S
    • 09.213.048S
    • 09.213.050S
    • 09.213.052S
    • 09.213.054S
    • 09.213.056S
    • 09.213.058S
    • 09.213.060S
    • 09.213.065S
    • 09.213.070S
    • 09.223.032S
    • 09.223.034S
    • 09.223.036S
    • 09.223.038S
    • 09.223.040S
    • 09.223.042S
    • 09.223.044S
    • 09.223.046S
    • 09.223.048S
    • 09.223.050S
    • 09.223.055S
    • 09.223.060S
    • 09.223.065S
    • 09.223.070S
    • 09.223.075S
    • 09.223.080S
    • 09.223.085S
    • 09.223.090S
    with Lot Numbers

    977 of 977 codes

    • 2799588
    • 2799590
    • 2801042
    • 2801043
    • 2802483
    • 2803970
    • 2806031
    • 2809073
    • 2809673
    • 2812544
    • 2813042
    • 2813043
    • 2813065
    • 2814722
    • 2815303
    • 2822441
    • 2822442
    • 7802259
    • 7802261
    • 7804003
    • 7813305
    • 7833918
    • 7883446
    • 2799592
    • 2799804
    • 2801040
    • 2801041
    • 2802484
    • 2803971
    • 2806032
    • 2809075
    • 2809668
    • 2809669
    • 2810870
    • 2810896
    • 2811588
    • 2814723
    • 2815305
    • 2822443
    • 7764728
    • 7769461
    • 7802262
    • 7804004
    • 7804005
    • 7813306
    • 2798572
    • 2798573
    • 2798574
    • 2801019
    • 2803150
    • 2803361
    • 2804799
    • 2809077
    • 2810267
    • 2810268
    • 2814724
    • 2814725
    • 2815307
    • 2815308
    • 2815837
Amount recalled
40038

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

DLS pin breakage during planned implant removal, after uneventful and successful healing of the fracture. This notice to additional consignees identified after recall Z-0390-2014, related to complaints of breakage located at the bottom of the screws and under the locking screw head.

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, 5:31 PM UTC

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