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REFLEX HYBRID 48694012Recalls & reported problems

Stryker Corporation · VARIABLE, SELF-TAPPING SCREW · Class 2 · Implant

All models of REFLEX HYBRID (34)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04546540535092), received between Jul 1, 2016 and Jul 1, 2016 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (1 report).

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

  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Material Fragmentation1
  • Mechanical Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 1, 2016Material Fragmentation; Difficult to Insert; Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT; DOCTOR WAS DOING A C3-4 ACDF USING A 16MM PLATE WITH SCREWS. APPROX 3 SCREWS WERE SUCCESSFULLY INSERTED, THEN HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE 4TH SCREW TO FULLY LOCK. THE SCREW WAS REMOVED, THE DOC WAS REMINDED OF THE ANGULATION PARAMETERS OF THE PLATE, AND A NEW PATH WAS DRILLED USING A 12MM DRILL AND A VARIABLE SINGLE BARREL GUIDE. THE DOC THEN TRIED TO INSERT A SCREW, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO LOCK. WHEN HE TOOK THE SCREW OUT, HE NOTICED TWO METAL SHARDS NEAR THE SCREW INSERTION POINT. HE REMOVED THE METAL PIECES, LEFT THE SCREW OUT, AND COMPLETED THE CASE.

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 5766249 ↗

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