NA 212.110Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 28MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982151841), received between Nov 30, 2017 and Dec 28, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Twisted/Bent” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 28, 2022Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, DURING INTRA-OP PLATE WAS PLACED FOR A PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE. THE MOST TOP ANTERIOR SCREW HOLE WAS DRILLED WITH THE LOCKING DRILL GUIDE, BUT THE LOCKING SCREW STRIPPED WHEN IT ENGAGED WITH THE PLATE. A DIFFERENT PLATE WAS PLACED WITHOUT ISSUE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO SURGIAL DELAY. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5 LCKNG SCREW SLF-TPNG W/SD(TM) REC 28. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16064861 ↗InjuryAug 21, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON OR AROUND (B)(6) 2016 SURGEON PERFORMED A CORRECTION OF NONUNION OF LEFT SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE. DEPUY SYNTHES HARDWARE WAS EXPLANTED AND BONE GRAFT WAS IMPLANTED. SURGEON ALSO PERFORMED NEUROLYSIS OF THE LEFT ULNAR NERVE. DUE TO DATABASE LIMITATIONS, SIX (6) ADDITIONAL DEVICES ARE CAPTURED IN (B)(4) AND SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL DEVICE ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4). THIS REPORT ADDRESSES DEVICES IDENTIFIED IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON AUGUST 1, 2018. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 28MM. THIS IS REPORT 5 OF 5 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7802863 ↗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 UNKNOWN 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 5 OF 16 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 7070725 ↗
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 NAIL, FIXATION, BONE devices
- NA 03.043.024Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE234 reports
- NA 03.010.440Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE70 reports
- TRIGEN 71676627Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall2 reports
- TRIGEN 71676628Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 03.043.018Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE33 reports
- TRIGEN 71675383Smith & Nephew, Inc. · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE29 reports
- NA 03.010.441Synthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE27 reports
- NA 04.043.240SSynthes GmbH · NAIL, FIXATION, BONE24 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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