VARIAX 626984Recalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Slim Y-Plate · Class 2 · Implant
All models of VARIAX (345)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613327170917), received between Apr 8, 2022 and Apr 8, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Crack1
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Implant Pain1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 8, 2022Break; Crack; Fracture; Break; Crack; Fracture
PATIENT HAD A STRYKER PLATE PUT INTO HIS FOOT. ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. HE REPORTED THAT AS PER THE SURGEON, THE PLATE WAS 'CRACKED IN HALF'. PATIENT DESCRIBES A PINCHING AND BURNING PAIN IN THEIR TOE. THE BIG TOE IS INFLAMED AND IS TENDER TO THE TOUCH.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 14050877 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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