NA 02.206.216Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM CRTX SCREW/LOW PROF HD SELF-TAPPING/STAR DRIVE/16MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982050946), received between May 24, 2019 and Nov 10, 2020 — classified as 4 injuries.
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 Problem3
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
Patient problems
- No Code Available3
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 10, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, NONUNION OCCURRED AND 6-HOLE VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL PLATE WITH SIX 2.7MM VA LOCKING SCREWS, THREE 3.5 CORTICAL SCREWS, AND ONE 3.5 LOCKING SCREW WERE ALL REMOVED. THE SCREW HEAD MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN BROKE PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL CASE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWELVE (12) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) LWPROF CORT CR ø3.5 SELF-TAP L16 SST. THIS IS REPORT 10 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10818368 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, NONUNION OCCURRED AND 6-HOLE VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL PLATE WITH SIX 2.7MM VA LOCKING SCREWS, THREE 3.5 CORTICAL SCREWS, AND ONE 3.5 LOCKING SCREW WERE ALL REMOVED. THE SCREW HEAD MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN BROKE PRIOR TO THE REMOVAL CASE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE AFTER THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWELVE (12) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) LWPROF CORTSCR ø3.5 SELF-TAP L16 SST. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 10818349 ↗InjuryNov 10, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, NONUNION OCCURRED AND 6 HOLE VA-LCP MEDIAL DISTAL PLATE WITH SIX 2.7MM VA LOCKING SCREWS, THREE 3.5 CORTICAL SCREWS, ONE 3.5 LOCKING SCREW WERE ALL REMOVED AND ONE UNKNOWN BROKEN 2.7MM VA LOCKING SCREW THAT WAS LEFT IN THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE TIBIA. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES WERE UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM CRTX SCREW/LOW PROF HD SELF-TAPPING/STRDRV/16MM-STER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS LINKED TO (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 10816713 ↗InjuryMay 24, 2019No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event
THERE WERE SEVEN (7) PLATES AND TWENTY-SIX (26) SCREWS REMOVED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THIRTY-THREE (33) DEVICES. THIS IS REPORT 7 OF 10 FOR (B)(4). THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH THE 7 OF 33 DEVICES. PLEASE SEE THE LINKED COMPLAINTS (B)(4) FOR ADDITIONAL DEVICES.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s); Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8640399 ↗
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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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