NA 212.107Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 22MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982151810), received between Nov 30, 2017 and Aug 8, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
- Material Deformation1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
- Post Operative Wound Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 8, 2025Material Twisted/Bent; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Material Twisted/Bent; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
IT WAS REPORTED THAT TODAY WHILE DOING A CLAVICLE CASE AT HOSPITAL, DOCTOR STRIPPED 7 TOTAL SCREWS AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SCREWDRIVERS/QUALITY OF THE SCREWS. NO BROKEN SCREWS WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE STRIPPED SCREWS WERE DISCARDED BY THE STAFF. (B)(4) IS RELATED TO (B)(4) WHICH CAPTURES ADDITIONAL IMPACTED PRODUCTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22750230 ↗InjuryJul 21, 2022Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN FRANCE AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2022 THERE WAS LACK OF LOCKING OF 2.7 MM LOCKING SCREWS IN TWO (2) LOW COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) ELBOW PLATES WITH A DYNAMOMETRIC SCREWDRIVER INTRAOPERATIVELY. SEVERAL SCREWS BENT AND THERE WERE TWO (2) EDGES ON ONE SIDE. THE PATIENT WAS IMMOBILIZED FOR TEN (10) DAYS AND X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. A SURGICAL REVISION IS PLANNED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. IMPLANTS ARE STILL CURRENTLY IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 12 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15074119 ↗InjuryJul 21, 2022Material Deformation; Material Deformation
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN FRANCE AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2022 THERE WAS LACK OF LOCKING OF 2.7 MM LOCKING SCREWS IN TWO (2) LOW COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) ELBOW PLATES WITH A DYNAMOMETRIC SCREWDRIVER INTRAOPERATIVELY. SEVERAL SCREWS BENT AND THERE WERE TWO (2) EDGES ON ONE SIDE. THE PATIENT WAS IMMOBILIZED FOR TEN (10) DAYS AND X-RAYS WERE TAKEN. A SURGICAL REVISION IS PLANNED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN COMPLETED. IMPLANTS ARE STILL CURRENTLY IMPLANTED IN THE PATIENT. THIS IS REPORT 7 OF 12 FOR (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR A LOCKING SCREW.
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 15073607 ↗InjuryNov 23, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2019 THE PATIENT HAD OPEN REDUCTION ULNAR FRACTURE PROXIMAL END WITH INTERNAL FIXATION OF HIS RIGHT ELBOW. ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2020 PATIENT WAS ADMITTED AND HAD AN INCISION, DRAINAGE, AND TREATMENT FOR INFECTION FROM HIS SURGICAL SITE. ON OR ABOUT (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT'S INFECTED HARDWARE WAS REMOVED FROM HIS BODY. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5 LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG W/SD(TM) REC 22. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT. PRODUCT COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection
MAUDE report 12860272 ↗InjuryNov 30, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ORIGINAL SURGERY TO TREAT A LEFT PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2017. THE PATIENT WAS IMPLANTED WITH SIXTEEN (16) SYNTHES DEVICES WHICH INCLUDE TWELVE (12) LOCKING SCREWS, THREE (3) CORTEX SCREWS AND ONE (1) PLATE. THE PATIENT RETURNED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE FOR POST-OPERATIVE X-RAYS. THE X-RAYS REVEALED NON-UNION AS THE FRACTURE DID NOT HEAL AS EXPECTED. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD FALLEN MULTIPLE TIMES POST-OPERATIVELY AND WAS NON-COMPLAINT WITH POST-OPERATIVE CARE. TO ADDRESS THE NON-UNION, SURGEON WILL BE PERFORMING A REVISION FOR HARDWARE REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2017. IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT ALL OF THE 16 IMPLANTED DEVICES WILL BE REMOVED. PATIENT WILL BE REVISED TO A DIFFERENT TREATMENT PLAN AND NO NEW DEVICES WILL BE IMPLANTED; IT IS UNKNOW IF THAT PROCEDURE OCCURRED AS PLANNED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PRODUCT PROBLEM AND PER THE X-RAYS, THE DEVICES APPEARED TO BE INTACT. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 16 FOR (B)(4) .
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7070642 ↗
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,
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- 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
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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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