NA 212.101Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 10MM · 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 10886982151759), received between Oct 17, 2018 and Oct 17, 2018 — classified as 1 injury.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K000684, K072095); 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
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 17, 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 A HARDWARE REMOVAL PROCEDURE DUE TO PAIN. THERE WERE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) TUBULAR PLATE WITH COLLAR, ONE (1) VARIABLE ANGLE LCP MEDIAL DISTAL TIBIA PLATE, SEVEN (7) CORTEX SCREWS, TWO (2) LOCKING SCREWS WITH STARDRIVE AND FIVE (5) VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS WITH T8 STARDRIVE WERE REMOVED. THE HARDWARE WAS IMPLANTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE FIVE (5) VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS BROKE. THE BROKEN SCREWS WERE FULLY REMOVED. THE BONE WAS HEALED AND NO ADDITIONAL HARDWARE WAS PLACED. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THE LINKED COMPLAINT (B)(4) FOR THE ADDITIONAL SIX DEVICES. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TEN 10 OF THE 16 DEVICES. THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR ONE 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 10MM. THIS REPORT IS 6 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain
MAUDE report 7976004 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K000684, K072095. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1800-2015 · May 13, 2015 · Terminated3.7mm Cannulated Locking Screws and 3.7mm Cannulated Conical Screws; . the Cannulated Screws are indicated for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, and non-unions of the clavicle,
Other APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT devices
- PRECICE® Plating System LP4.5-DLF31Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component3 recalls0 reports
- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-11030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAB60-12040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15060Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15020Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
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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