NA 02.214.124Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM CORTEX SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH T4 STARDRIVE RECESS 24MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982055545), received between Jul 13, 2022 and Jul 13, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Entrapment of Device” (1 report).
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
- Entrapment of Device1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 13, 2022Entrapment of Device; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, THE DRILL BIT AND SCREW BROKE DURING INSERTION. THE SCREW REMAINING LEFT IN BONE. THE DRILL BIT REMAINING WAS REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 1.5 CORTEX SCREW SLF-TPNG T4 SD REC 24. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 15007979 ↗
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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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