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NA 04.200.040Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM TI STARDRIVE CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 40MM · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982115799), received between Jan 29, 2024 and Jan 29, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Device-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJan 29, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHESE REPORTS AN EVENT IN JAPAN AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN OSTEOSYNTHESIS FOR A FRACTURE OF THE PROXIMAL END OF THE TIBIA. THE PTP WAS PLACED ON THE LATERAL. 1 CORTEX SCREW WAS INSERTED IN THE OVAL HOLE AND 4 LOCKING SCREWS WERE INSERTED IN THE JOINT SIDE. THE SURGEON THEN INSERTED A LOCKING SCREW IN THE MOST DISTAL HOLE AND TRIED TO MANUALLY ATTACH A 2.8 MM THREADED DRILL GUIDE TO THE 2ND HOLE FROM THE DISTAL END BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE SURGEON THEN MANAGED TO ATTACH THE DRILL GUIDE TO THE 2ND HOLE FROM THE DISTAL END AND INSERTED THE 38MM LOCKING SCREW, BUT TORQUE COULD NOT BE APPLIED. THE SURGEON EXCHANGED THE 38MM LOCKING SCREW WITH THE CORTEX SCREW AND INSERTED IT, BUT TORQUE COULD NOT BE APPLIED AT ALL. THE SURGERY WAS BEING PROCEEDED BY MIPO METHOD. THE SALES REP TOLD THE SURGEON THAT THE 2ND HOLE FROM THE DISTAL END MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE SKIN INCISION WAS ENLARGED, AND DIRECT VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE HOLE WAS INDEED BROKEN. SCREW INSERTION INTO THE HOLE IN QUESTION WAS ABANDONED, AN MPT PLATE WAS ADDED MEDIALLY TO FIX THE AFFECTED AREA, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHIN 30

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18595044 ↗

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