NA 02.210.110Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 10MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982052858), received between May 24, 2019 and Jun 6, 2022 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).
9 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071184, K100776, K102694, K103243); 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
- Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem1
Patient problems
- Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 6, 2022Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, DURING AN ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURE, THE SCREWS WOULD NOT LOCK IN 2 VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) DISTAL RADIUS PLATES. MULTIPLE LOCKING BUTTRESS PINS AND LOCKING SCREWS WERE TRIED ON 2 DIFFERENT PLATES. THEY COULD NOT GET THE LOCKING SCREWS TO ENGAGE THE PLATE. A SCREW IN DRILL GUIDE WOULD LOCK IN CORRECTLY HOWEVER, EVENTUALLY A 6 HOLE LCP VOLAR COLUMN PLATE WAS USED THAT WORKED FINE. ADDITIONAL X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. THE PROCEDURE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS IS REPORT 6 OF 11 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14601435 ↗InjuryMar 19, 2020Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT HAD A CONTACT DERMATITIS DUE TO AN ALLERGIC REACTION. INITIALLY, THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH A VARIABLE ANGLE (VA) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) DISTAL RADIUS SYSTEM ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THE PATIENT IS NOW TAKING STEROIDS FOR CONTACT DERMATITIS AND DOES NOT REQUIRE REVISION SURGERY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES FIVE (5) DEVICES. THIS IS 2 OF 5 FOR REPORT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction
MAUDE report 9856822 ↗MalfunctionMay 24, 2019Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem; Manufacturing, Packaging or Shipping Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON RECEIVING DELIVERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, TWO (2) DRILL BIT WITH DEPTH MARK QUICK COUPLING AND SIX (6) VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREW WITH STARDRIVE RECESS PACKAGE ARRIVED EMPTY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 2.4MM VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 10MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 8 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 8641827 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K071184, K100776, K102694, K103243. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0880-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Terminated2.4MM TI VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 12MM STERILE, Part Number 04.210.112TS - Product Usage:Sterile Tube Packaging is a packaging system to deliver single, sterile screws to the ste
- Z-0879-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Terminated2.4MM TI VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 10MM STERILE, Part Number 04.210.110TS - Product Usage:Sterile Tube Packaging is a packaging system to deliver single, sterile screws to the ste
- Z-0881-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Terminated2.4MM TI VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 16MM STERILE, Part Number 04.210.116TS - Product Usage:Sterile Tube Packaging is a packaging system to deliver single, sterile screws to the ste
- Z-0883-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Terminated2.4MM TI VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 24MM STERILE, Part Number 04.210.124TS - Product Usage:Sterile Tube Packaging is a packaging system to deliver single, sterile screws to the ste
- Z-0882-2020 · Dec 16, 2019 · Terminated2.4MM TI VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 18MM STERILE, Part Number 04.210.118TS - Product Usage:Sterile Tube Packaging is a packaging system to deliver single, sterile screws to the ste
- Z-2389-2016 · Jun 28, 2016 · TerminatedSynthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone,
- Z-0323-2016 · Nov 2, 2015 · Terminated2.4MM locking screw SLF-TPNG with Stardrive Recess 18 mm. Intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of small bones and small bone frag
- Z-2057-2013 · May 31, 2013 · TerminatedSynthes 2.4mm VA-LCP Two Column Volar Distal Radius Plate and Torque limiting attachment, 1.2Nm Synthes VA-LCP Distal Radius System is intended for fixation of complex intra- and
- Z-0956-2013 · Jan 11, 2013 · TerminatedVariable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plate, Part Number 02.115.431. Indicated for: Dorsally displaced fractures, Open joint reconstruction, and Cor
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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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