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NA 212.123Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG W/STARDRIVE(TM) RECESS 55MM · 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 10886982151971), received between Apr 17, 2023 and Apr 17, 2023 — 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

  • Discomfort1
  • Impaired Healing1
  • Loss of Range of Motion1
  • Pain1
  • Swelling/ Edema1
  • Unspecified Infection1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 17, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT AROUND (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT FELL FROM A SCAFFOLDING AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE CT SCAN REVEALED A COMMINUTED BICONDYLAR TIBIAL PLATEAU FRACTURE. AROUND (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT RIGHT TIBIAL ORIF WITH MEDIAL POSTEROMEDIAL PLATING, MEDIAL AND LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR AND A PROPHYLACTIC 4 COMPARTMENT FASCIOTOMY. THE SURGEON IMPLANTED A PROXIMAL ANTEROLATERAL SYNTHES TIBIAL PLATEAU LOCKING PLATE AND ONE 3.5 POSTEROMEDIAL TIBIAL T PLATE WITH ASSOCIATED SCREWS. THE SURGEON ALSO UTILIZED A SINGLE-USE DRILL BIT. FOLLOWING THE SURGERY OF (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT PERFORMED REHABILITATION AND THERAPY AS RECOMMENDED BY HIS MEDICAL PROVIDERS. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN, DISCOMFORT, AND FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ALSO HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH WOUND HEALING, INCLUDING INCREASED PAIN, SWELLING, AND DRAINAGE FROM THE INCISION SITE. AROUND (B)(6) 2020 THE PATIENT DIAGNOSED WITH SEPTIC ARTHRITIS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT WOULD UNDERGO ADDITIONAL SURGERY FOR HIS WOUND COMPLICATIONS, INCLUDING ARTHROSCOPIC IRRIGATION AND DEBRIDEMENT OF HIS MEDIAL AND LATERAL INCISIONS ALONG WITH THE REMOVAL OF ALL HIS HARDWARE AND THE INSTAL

    Patient problems: Discomfort; Impaired Healing; Loss of Range of Motion; Pain; Swelling/ Edema; Unspecified Infection

    MAUDE report 16753110 ↗

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 · Terminated
    3.7mm 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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