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NA 02.210.126Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 2.4MM VA LOCKING SCREW STARDRIVE 26MM · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982053039), received between Sep 29, 2021 and Sep 29, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).

4 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K071184, K100776, K102694); 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

  • Device-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 29, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, THE VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREW WAS POWERED THROUGH THE VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (VA-LCP) DISTAL RADIUS PLATE, WHILE PUTTING A SCREW IN THE POWER IN THE LEFT WRIST OF THE SCREW WENT TO THE PLATE. THE SCREW WAS REMOVED BY CONTINUING TO PUSH ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND REMOVED THE DORSAL, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WRIST. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 2.4MM VA LOCKING SCREW SDDRIVE 26MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 12548766 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K071184, K100776, K102694. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-2389-2016 · Jun 28, 2016 · Terminated
    Synthes 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 · Terminated
    2.4MM 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 · Terminated
    Synthes 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 · Terminated
    Variable 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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