GAMMA 8160-0105SRecalls & reported problems
Stryker GmbH · Lag Screw · Class 2 · Implant
All models of GAMMA (249)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327511048), received between Jun 21, 2024 and Jul 10, 2026 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (4 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Migration4
- Malposition of Device2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
- Positioning Failure1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant2
- Implant Pain2
- Insufficient Information2
- Discomfort1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 10, 2026Malposition of Device; Migration
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS REPORTED: MEDIAL MIGRATING LAG SCREW OF THE GAMMA4.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 25780771 ↗MalfunctionApr 3, 2026Migration
AS REPORTED: "LONG GAMMA WAS IMPLANTED FOR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE OF RIGHT HIP, ABNORMAL LAG SCREW BACK OUT WAS SEEN AT 2 WEEK POST OP X RAY(TIME FRAME OF LAG SCREW BACK OUT AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF BACK OUT".
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24778626 ↗InjuryMay 9, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
AS REPORTED: "SUBJECT: (B)(6). STRYKER PEGASUS STUDY. PAIN: PATIENT HAS SOME SORENESS LATERALLY CONSISTENT WITH IRRITATION FROM THE LAG SCREW AFTER THE FRACTURE HEAD COMPRESSED AND HEALED."
Patient problems: Discomfort; Implant Pain; Pain
MAUDE report 21993225 ↗InjuryJul 15, 2024Malposition of Device; Migration; Malposition of Device; Migration
AS REPORTED: "A GAMMA 4 LAG SCREW BACK OUT. THIS CASE WAS REVISED WITH NEW NAIL AND SCREWS."
Patient problems: Failure of Implant
MAUDE report 19741444 ↗InjuryJun 21, 2024Positioning Failure; Migration; Positioning Failure; Migration
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WAS REVISED BECAUSE OF A MIGRATION OF THE GAMMA 4 LAG SCREW. PATIENT HAD PAIN 3 DAYS BEFORE THE REVISION SURGERY AND CAME IN FOR AN X-RAY WHERE THEY NOTICED THE LAG SCREW MIGRATED.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Implant Pain
MAUDE report 19588835 ↗
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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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