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
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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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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