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Synthes GmbH · 2.7MM METAPHYSEAL SCR SLF-TPNG W/T8 STRDRV RECESS/32MM · 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 10886982039385), received between Jan 16, 2018 and Jan 25, 2021 — 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
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJan 25, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ON (B)(6) 2020 THE IMPLANTS WERE REMOVED.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 11225140 ↗InjuryJan 16, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF A 1 PLATE, 4 CORTEX SCREW. FOUR (4) VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION SCREW AND 1 METAPHYSEAL SCREW ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO RIGHT TIBIAL INFECTION. THE PLATE AND SCREWS WERE ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE DEVICES WERE REMOVED INTACT AND AN ANTIBIOTIC NAIL WAS IMPLANTED. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO DELAY. THE PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS FINE. THE PATIENT MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR ADDITIONAL SURGERIES AS PART OF A STAGED RE-IMPLANTATION. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR TEN (10) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 10 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 7195218 ↗
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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