Synthes, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-1800-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

3.7mm Cannulated Locking Screws and 3.7mm Cannulated Conical Screws; . the Cannulated Screws are indicated for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, and non-unions of the clavicle, scapula, olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis, tibia, and fibula, particularly in osteopenic bone.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: May 13, 2015

Date Posted: June 24, 2015

Recall Number: Z-1800-2015

Event ID: 71276

Reason for Recall:

Certain lots of the 3.7mm Cannulated Locking Screws and 3.7mm Cannulated Conical Screws were found to have been labeled incorrectly.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 54

Code Information:

Part Numbers: 02.240.044, 02.240.244, Lot Numbers 8886011, 8886046

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated