Synthes recalls

Synthes has 43 recalls on record with the FDA and USDA, the earliest in 2014 and the latest reported on 5 Aug 2020.

Total recalls43since 2014

Last 12 months0reported

Class I12% of total

Ongoing0latest 5 Aug 2020

Recalls per month, last 24 months

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0Oct '24 0 0 0Jan '25 0 0 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0 0Oct 0 0 0Jan '26 0 0 0Apr 0 0 0Jul 0 0

Severity split

Class I 1 2%Class II 42 98%Class III 0 0%

Why synthes is recalled

Product types

By year

2020614%
201837%
20151535%
20141944%

All synthes recalls, newest first

43 total

Reported	Class	Recall	Company	Reason	Where
5 Aug 2020Device	CLASS II	MatrixNEURO Screws recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Packaging Defects	Nationwide
5 Feb 2020Device	CLASS II	Ti Va Locking Screw Stardrive Sterile recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Feb 2020Device	CLASS II	Ti Va Locking Screw Stardrive Sterile recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Feb 2020Device	CLASS II	Ti Va Locking Screw Stardrive Sterile recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Feb 2020Device	CLASS II	Ti Va Locking Screw Stardrive Sterile recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide
5 Feb 2020Device	CLASS II	Ti Va Locking Screw Stardrive Sterile recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide
2 May 2018Device	CLASS II	Stem Extractor f/Guide Bar recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Device Malfunction	Nationwide
2 May 2018Device	CLASS II	Flex Arm recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Other	Nationwide
28 Feb 2018Device	CLASS II	LCP Drill Sleeve 5 Drill Bit recalled by Synthes	Synthes	Foreign Material	PA
22 Jul 2015Device	CLASS II	Reamer / Irrigator / Aspirator (RIA): RIA Drive Shafts recalled	Synthes	Sterility	Nationwide

About this list

Records come from FDA enforcement reports and USDA FSIS notices, grouped by normalised name. A company operating under several names may appear more than once.