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Event 81152

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 12, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Synthes (USA) Products LLC

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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device · product 1 of 1

3.0mm Headless Compression Screw, Long Thread 18mm, Part Number 04.226.118 DePuy Synthes 3.0mm Headless Compression Screws are intended for fixation of intra-articular and extra-articular fractures and nonunions of small bones and small bone fragments.

Z-0238-2019
Recall number
Z-0238-2019
Initiated
September 12, 2018
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
20

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The product inside the package does not match the label. The product was labeled as long thread screws that have a 6mm thread length but were actually short thread screws with a 4mm thread length.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

The product inside the package does not match the label. The product was labeled as long thread screws that have a 6mm thread length but were actually short thread screws with a 4mm thread length.

Code information

Lot Numbers: L734474

Distribution pattern

US Distribution to the following states: AR, AZ, FL, IL, NM, OH, and TX.