NA 212.122Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 52MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982151964), received between Apr 8, 2019 and Apr 8, 2019 — classified as 2 injuries.
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K000684); 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- No Code Available2
- Impaired Healing1
- Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 8, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF PROXIMAL HUMERUS. THE ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE PROXIMAL HUMERUS PLATE-STANDARD 3H HEAD SHAFT, ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 34MM, ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 30MM, TWO (2) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 52MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 40MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 38MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 50MM, ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 46MM AND ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 32MM WAS REMOVED DUE TO NONUNION OF THE RIGHT PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE OF THE PATIENT. HARDWARE WAS IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2017. ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY AND INTACT. NOTHING WAS BROKEN. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT REPORTS TOTAL 11 DEVICES. DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATION TEN (10) DEVICES ARE CAPTURED UNDER RELATED COMPLAINT (B)(4) AND REMAINING ONE (1) DEVICE IS
Patient problems: No Code Available; Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture
MAUDE report 8492893 ↗InjuryApr 8, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION OPEN REDUCTION INTERNAL FIXATION (ORIF) OF THE RIGHT PROXIMAL HUMERUS DUE TO NONUNION. THE FOLLOWING HARDWARE WAS REMOVED: ONE (1) LOCKING COMPRESSION PLATE (LCP) PROXIMAL HUMERUS PLATE-STANDARD 3H HEAD SHAFT. ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 34MM. ONE (1) CORTEX SCREW SELF-TAPPING 30MM. TWO (2) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 52MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 40MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 48MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 38MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 50MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 46MM. ONE (1) LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE (TM) RECESS 32MM. HARDWARE WAS ORIGINALLY IMPLANTED ON (B)(6) 2017. ALL HARDWARE WAS REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY AND INTACT. PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. PATIENT STATUS IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SELF-TAPPING WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 52MM. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 10 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).
Patient problems: Impaired Healing; No Code Available
MAUDE report 8491502 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K000684. 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
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- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15020Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-11030Biomet 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 HAA60-13040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15030Biomet 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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