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Synthes GmbH · CANNULATED STARDRIVE SCREWDRIVER SHAFT T8 · Class 1

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
3
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982188915), received between Oct 5, 2020 and Mar 28, 2023 — classified as 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

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

  • Break1
  • Device-Device Incompatibility1
  • Material Twisted/Bent1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionMar 28, 2023Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, THE PATIENT CAME IN FOR A HARDWARE REMOVAL OF A 2.7MM METAPHYSEAL SCREW. THE TIP OF THE 3XT8 SCREWDRIVERS TWISTED, AND STRIPPED THE SCREW HEAD. SURGEON RESORTED TO REMOVING SCREW WITH A NEEDLE DRIVER. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH 15MIN OF SURGICAL DELAY. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE WAS REPORTED. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES FOUR (4) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED SD SCREWDRIVER SHAFT T8 THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16632429 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 10, 2020Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    IT WAS NOTED THE HARDWARE WAS REMOVED BECAUSE THE PATIENT HAD HEALED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 10817134 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 5, 2020Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A ROUTINE INCOMING INSPECTION OF A LOANER SET AT FSL UPS MALDEN, MA SITE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE CANNULATED STARDRIVE SCREWDRIVER SHAFT WAS OBSERVED BROKEN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT AND SURGICAL INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED STARDRIVE SCREWDRIVER SHAFT T8. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 10631068 ↗

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