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Device product

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

Z-2389-2016

June 28, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Synthes (USA) Products LLC
Event
Event 74719
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
41 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2389-2016

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Code information: Lot Number: 9942217 Part Number: 412.812

Distribution pattern: US Distribution to states of: AR, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, KY, LA, MN, NJ, OK, PA, SD, TN, and WA.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.