NA 04.005.575Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 85MM FOR IM NAILS · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982086402), received between Jul 13, 2018 and Mar 26, 2019 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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
- Break2
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available3
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 26, 2019Break; Break
UPDATE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF THE TIBIA DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT. THE TITANIUM CANNULATED TIBIAL NAIL-EX WITH PROXIMAL BEND WAS REMOVED. ONE (1) TITANIUM (TI) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 36MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 36MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 60MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 44MM,ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM, AND ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 54MM WAS REMOVED DUE TO A NON-UNION . IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOMES WERE UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8454448 ↗InjuryMar 26, 2019Break; Break
UPDATE: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OF THE TIBIA DIAPHYSEAL SEGMENT. THE TITANIUM CANNULATED TIBIAL NAIL-EX WITH PROXIMAL BEND WAS REMOVED. ONE (1) TITANIUM (TI) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 36MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 STARDRIVE RECESS 36MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 60MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 44MM,ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM, AND ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW WITH T25 TI STARDRIVE RECESS 54MM WAS REMOVED DUE TO A NON-UNION . IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOMES WERE UNKNOWN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8454447 ↗InjuryJul 13, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EXPLANTATION PROCEDURE. TWO (2) TITANIUM LOCKING SCREWS WITH STARDRIVE FOR INTRAMEDULLARY NAILS (IM) WERE REMOVED FROM AN UNKNOWN RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL. THE SCREWS WERE TOO LONG AND WERE REPLACED WITH TWO SCREWS OF THE APPROPRIATE LENGTH WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PATIENT WAS STABLE FOLLOWING SURGERY. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: RETROGRADE FEMORAL NAIL (PART: UNKNOWN, LOT: UNKNOWN, QUANTITY: 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR A 5.0MM TI LOCKING SCREW W/T25 STARDRIVE 85MM FOR IM NAILS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available
MAUDE report 7685370 ↗
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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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