NA 201.778Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982142825), received between May 3, 2019 and May 3, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fitting Problem” (1 report).

5 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K002271, K063049, K102694, K112583); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionMay 3, 2019Fitting Problem; Fitting Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE SCRUB TRIED ON THE BACK TABLE AND ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 18MM BECAME INCARCERATED IN THE GUIDE BLOCK. ADDITIONALLY, THREE(3) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 12MM, THREE(3) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 14MM, THREE(3) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 18MM, ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 22MM, TWO (2) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS  24MM, ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH T8 STARDRIVE RECESS 28MM WOULD NOT FIT THROUGH THE GUIDE BLOCK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES SIXTEEN (16) DEVICES. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES 16 DEVICES DUE TO THE SYSTEM LIMITATION, THESE INCIDENTS WILL BE CAPTURED UNDER THIS (B)(4) FOR (10 DEVICES) AND LINKED (B)(4) FOR (6 DEVICES). THIS REPORT IF FOR SIX (6) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 5 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 8579778 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K002271, K063049, K102694, K112583. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2389-2016 · Jun 28, 2016 · Terminated
  Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Synthes 2.4mm Titanium Locking Screws Self-Tapping with Stardrive Recess 12mm, Plate, Fixation, Bone,
• Z-0323-2016 · Nov 2, 2015 · Terminated
  2.4MM locking screw SLF-TPNG with Stardrive Recess 18 mm. Intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of small bones and small bone frag
• Z-0167-2016 · Oct 6, 2015 · Terminated
  2.7 mm Locking Screw SLF-TPNG with T8 Stardrive Recess 12mm. The Synthes modular Mini Fragment LCP System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantati
• Z-0380-2014 · Jul 31, 2013 · Terminated
  2.4 and 2.7 MM Locking Screw SLF-TPNG with T8 Stardrive Recess 12 MM Fixation of fractures, osteotomies, nonunions, replantations, and fusions of small bones and small bone fragmen
• Z-0956-2013 · Jan 11, 2013 · Terminated
  Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate/VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plate, Part Number 02.115.431. Indicated for: Dorsally displaced fractures, Open joint reconstruction, and Cor