NA 04.005.518SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 28MM F/IM NAIL-STER · 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 10886982085870), received between Feb 23, 2023 and Mar 5, 2024 — classified as 2 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection2
- Inflammation1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Swelling/ Edema1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 5, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
DEVICE REPORT FROM JAPAN REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, AN UNKNOWN TYPE OF INFECTION WAS CONFIRMED. THE INITIAL IMPLANTATION OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2023. ON (B)(6) 2024, AN APPOINTMENT FOR A REMOVAL OF A TFNA IMPLANT WAS SCHEDULED. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS STABLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 5.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 28MM F/IM NAIL-STER. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18841186 ↗InjuryFeb 23, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021 , THE PATIENT UNDERWENT INCISION & DRAINAGE AND HARDWARE REMOVAL AFTER AN MRI WITHOUT CONTRAST OF LEFT KNEE AND TIBIA/FIBULA ON (B)(6) 2021 SHOWED MARROW EDEMA WITHIN THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF THE LEFT PROXIMAL TIBIA, CONCERNING FOR OSTEOMYELITIS. FLUID COLLECTION MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 2.8 X 1.5 X 2.8CM WAS NOTED ALONG THE ANTERIOR ASPECT OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIAL METAPHYSIS, ABUTTING THE MEDIALLY APPLIED SCREW. NOTABLE FOR EXTENSIVE SUBCUTANEOUS EDEMA WITH ASSOCIATED MYOSITIS. ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED PER ORTHOPEDICS. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE 5.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 28MM F/IM NAIL-STER. THIS PC IS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PCS: (B)(4) REPORTS PLATE BREAKAGE OF THE SAME PATIENT ON AN EARLIER DATE. (B)(4),(B)(4). REPORT INFECTION IN THE SAME PATIENT AT AN EARLIER DATE. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 11 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Inflammation; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 16426035 ↗
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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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