NA 02.118.528Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM METAPHYSEAL SCR SLF-TPNG W/T8 STRDRV RECESS/28MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982039347), received between Aug 24, 2020 and Aug 24, 2020 — classified as 2 injuries.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K120070, K120717, K120854); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)2
- No Code Available2
- Pain2
- Nerve Damage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 24, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION WITH PLATES AND SCREWS AND COMPRESSION DUE TO NONUNION LEFT PROXIMAL ULNA S/P ORIF MONTEGGIA FRACTURE SUBLUXATION. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION OF THE COMMINUTED LEFT PROXIMAL ULNA AND WHERE A SYNTHES DEVICE WAS IMPLANTED. PRIOR TO THE REPORTED EVENT, THE PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CURB AND FELL HER ON HER LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY RESULTING TO AN IMMEDIATE SEVERE PAIN. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 2.0MM CORTEX SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 24MM (PART NUMBER 201.374.97, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 18MM (PART NUMBER 212.105, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP OLECRANON PL 4H/LT/116MM (PART NUMBER 02.107.304, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM METAPHYSEAL SCR SLF-TPNG W/T8 STRDRV RECESS/34MM (PART NUMBER 02.118.534, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM VA LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 20MM (PART NUMBER 02.211.020, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 2), 2.7MM VA LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 22MM (PART NUMBER 02.211.022, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 2.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10444468 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL DUE TO LEFT ELBOW MONTEGGIA FRACTURE DISLOCATION WITH ULNAR NONUNION, STATUS POST BONE GRAFTING WITH NOW PAINFUL DEEP HARDWARE, POSSIBLE DELAYED UNION, AS WELL AS ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION. ON (B)(6) 2017, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A SURGERY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NONUNION LEFT PROXIMAL ULNA STATUS POST OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION MONTEGGIA FRACTURE SUBLUXATION AND WAS IMPLANTED WITH A SYNTHES PLATE AND SCREWS. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP OLECRANON PL 4H/LT/116MM (PART NUMBER 02.107.304, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM VA LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 24MM (PART NUMBER 02.211.024, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM VA LCK SCREW SLF-TAP (PART NUMBER 02.211.036, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), 2.7MM VA LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 40MM (PART NUMBER 02.211.040, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) 2.7MM METAPHYSEAL SCR SLF-TPNG W/T8 STRDRV RECESS/28MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 5 FOR (B)(4). THIS PRODUCT COMPLAINT, (B)(4), CAPTURES THE REMAINING FIVE (5) OUT OF FIFTEEN (15) DEVICES. (B)(4) CAPTURES THE FIRST TEN (10) DEVICES OF THE THIRD REVISION. (B)(4
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Nerve Damage; No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 10441888 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K120070, K120717, K120854. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0124-2016 · Sep 28, 2015 · TerminatedSynthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/186mm- Sterile and Synthes 2.7MM/3.5MM VA-LCP Extended Medial Distal Humerus Plates 10H/RT/189mm-Sterile The Synthes
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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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