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GAMMA 8160-0110SRecalls & reported problems

Stryker GmbH · Lag Screw · Class 2 · Implant

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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 07613327511055), received between Apr 29, 2024 and Apr 17, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Positioning Failure” (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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Positioning Failure1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • Thrombosis/Thrombus1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 17, 2025Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "DURING AN OPERATION ON (B)(6) 2025, THE SURGEON ENCOUNTERED A FEW DIFFICULTIES WHEN FITTING THE NAIL REF. (B)(4). APPARENTLY, THE CEPHALIC SCREW DID NOT FIT INTO THE NAIL." "MINI-ABUTMENT OF A VERY COMPLEX EPIPHYSEAL-DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE. COMPLEX EPIPHYSEAL-DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE. OPENING OF THE FASCIA LATA. DRILLING OF THE GREATER TROCHANTER. PLACEMENT OF REAMING GUIDE NAIL. REAMING TO DIAMETER 13 DIAPHYSEAL AND 14 METAPHYSEAL. PLACEMENT OF A NAIL DIAMETER 10, 125° CERVICAL ANGULATION, 240 LENGTH. PLACEMENT OF THE CERVICAL GUIDE PIN, WHICH WILL BE CHECKED FROM FRONT AND SIDE. CERVICAL REAMING. MEASURE LENGTH BACK TO 110. PLACE CERVICAL SCREW LENGTH 110 WHICH WILL BE LOCKED. PLACE DISTAL SCREW LENGTH TO 37.5. SCOPIC CHECK: TECHNICAL INCIDENCE, GIVEN THE ECCENTRICITY OF THE CERVICAL SCREW TO THE NAIL. ATTEMPT TO REDUCE THE OSTEOSYNTHESIS USING THE SAME MATERIAL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION: LONGER OPERATING TIME (60 MIN). ACTIONS TAKEN IN HOSPITAL TO MANAGE PATIENT: CHANGE OF EQUIPMENT AND CERCLAGE OF FRACTURE SITE. NAIL LENGTH 260, DIAMETER 10, ANGULATION 125°. PLACEMENT OF GUIDE WIRE, CHECKED FROM FRONT AND SIDE. BORE LENGTH 110. LOCKED 110 SCRE

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21858197 ↗
  • InjuryApr 29, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    THROUGH A CLINICAL STUDY IT WAS REPORTED THAT: "DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS CHRONIC, RECURRENT DVTS IN PROXIMAL VEINS OF BOTH LOWER EXTREMITIES. HISTORY OF DVT EPISODES PRECEDES GAMMA-4 SURGERY DATE. ACTION TAKEN: YES. MEDICATION TREATMENT: INR 1.7, ON COUMADIN WITH FILTER. NO INDICATION FOR HOSPITALIZATION."

    Patient problems: Thrombosis/Thrombus

    MAUDE report 19201948 ↗

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