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NA 212.127Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 3.5MM LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG WITH STARDRIVE RECESS 75MM · Class 2 · Implant

Data updated Oct 13, 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 10886982152015), received between Sep 15, 2021 and Sep 15, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture2

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjurySep 15, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL AND REVISION SURGERY DUE TO NONUNION AND A BENT PLATE. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THAT DAY. PATIENT HAD A NONUNION OF A TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE. ORIGINAL FRACTURE WAS OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIA TREATED WITH A 3.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE AND ASSOCIATED 3.5MM LOCKING SCREWS. THE PATIENT REQUIRED A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PAIN AND BOWING OF THE TIBIA. THE PLATE AND ALL SCREWS WERE REMOVED. THE FRACTURE WAS PROPERLY REDUCED, AND A TIBIA NAIL X WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE REVISION SURGERY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND DEFORMITY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES (10) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 3.5 LOCKING SCREW SLF-TPNG SD RECESS 75. THIS REPORT IS 8 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 12477826 ↗
  • InjurySep 15, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, PATIENT UNDERWENT A HARDWARE REMOVAL AND REVISION SURGERY DUE TO NONUNION AND A BENT PLATE. THE REVISION SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR LATER THAT DAY. PATIENT HAD A NONUNION OF A TIBIA PLATEAU FRACTURE. ORIGINAL FRACTURE WAS OF THE PROXIMAL TIBIA TREATED WITH A 3.5MM LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE AND ASSOCIATED 3.5MM LOCKING SCREWS. THE PATIENT REQUIRED A REVISION SURGERY DUE TO PAIN AND BOWING OF THE TIBIA. THE PLATE AND ALL SCREWS WERE REMOVED. THE FRACTURE WAS PROPERLY REDUCED, AND A TIBIA NAIL X WAS IMPLANTED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE REVISION SURGERY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND DEFORMITY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES (10) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 1.5MM DRILL BIT/QC/110MM. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 10 FOR (B)(4)

    Patient problems: Nonunion/Delayed-union Bone Fracture

    MAUDE report 12477811 ↗

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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