OASYS 48552324Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · POLYAXIAL SCREW · Class 2 · Implant
All models of OASYS (60)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540371737), received between Mar 3, 2016 and Jun 13, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
- Fracture2
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated1
- Device Slipped1
- Failure to Advance1
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
- Material Deformation1
- Material Integrity Problem1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- Injury1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Information1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 13, 2022Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A REVISION SCOLIOSIS SURGERY THREE OASYS POLYAXIAL WERE DISCOVERED TO BE BROKEN APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS POST-OPERATIVELY. THE BROKEN SCREWS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT'S VERTEBRA. THIS REPORT CAPTURES THE SECOND OF THE THREE SCREWS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14674736 ↗InjuryOct 18, 2017Break; Fracture; Material Integrity Problem; Break; Material Integrity Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT; LATERAL MASS SCREW FRACTURED ON THE SCREW SHAFT AT T1. UPDATE (B)(6): PATIENT CAME TO DOCTOR BECAUSE OF A C5-6 INFECTION.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 6957424 ↗MalfunctionMay 2, 2017Break; Device Slipped; Failure to Advance; Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT; WHEN THE PLATE SCREW WAS IMPLANTED AT LEFT C2 AND ADVANCED MORE WITH SCREW DRIVER, THE SCREW WAS NOT ADVANCED AND THE SCREW HEAD WAS SLIPPED. THEREFORE, THE SCREW WAS CHANGED THE NEW SAME OTHER ONE AND THE OPERATION WAS CONTINUED. REPORTEDLY; THE PATIENT BONY SUBSTANCE WAS HEAVY AND THE THREAD WAS CUTTING WITH TAP, BUT THE THREAD WAS SHALLOW. THE SCREW THREAD HAS BROKEN.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6537199 ↗InjuryMar 3, 2016Mechanical Problem; Device Dislodged or Dislocated; Loose or Intermittent Connection; Mechanical Problem; Device Dislodged or Dislocated
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON FOUND THE LOOSENING OF THE BLOCKER UPON X-RAY IMAGES. THEREFORE, THE SURGEON IS MONITORING THE PATIENT, AND IS PLANNING REVISION SURGERY.
Patient problems: Injury; No Information
MAUDE report 5478034 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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