VARIAX 628207Recalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Superior Lateral Plate · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VARIAX (345)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613252442325), received between Oct 1, 2018 and Jul 29, 2019 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 29, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component
CLAVICLE REVISION CASE; REVISION WAS DUE TO PREVIOUS PLATE AND SCREWS PULLING OUT FROM BONE. SURGEON BELIEVES THIS WAS DUE TO THE PATIENT 'LIFTING WEIGHTS' IN THE GYM EARLIER THAN ADVISED AFTER SURGERY. REVISION CASE WENT ACCORDING TO PLAN WITH NO ISSUES ENCOUNTERED. PATIENT WAS COMPLIANT AND IN A SLING FOR 2 MONTHS. PATIENT IS ALSO A HEAVY SMOKER AND WENT BACK TO WORK AS A CONCRETER AFTER 2 MONTHS POST CASE.
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 8839396 ↗MalfunctionOct 1, 2018Mechanical Problem
USE 7 HOLE PLATE. DID NOT USE THE AIMING BLOCK. FINALLY, DRILLED ALMOST VERTICALLY AGAINST THE RE-DISTAL ANTERIOR SCREW HOLE, BUT THE SCREW DID NOT LOCK. DRILLING BY BICORTICALLY BUT DID NOT LOCK. COULD NOT LOCK IT EVEN WITH A NEW SCREW AND ENDED THE OPERATION WITHOUT LOCKING.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7923895 ↗
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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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