OPTILINK 42.231.295SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM VAL SCREW/OPTILINK(TM) SLF-TPNG/STRDRV/95MM-STERILE · Class 2 · Implant
All models of OPTILINK (11)
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 10886982259615), received between Jun 17, 2021 and Jun 17, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries.
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
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 17, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AFTER STERILIZATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE DEVICES THAT HAD AN UNKNOWN ALLEGATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THIRTEEN (13) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 5.0 VAL SCREOPTILINK SLF-TPNG/SD/95-S. THIS REPORT IS 13 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12017991 ↗InjuryJun 17, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AFTER STERILIZATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE DEVICES THAT HAD AN UNKNOWN ALLEGATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THIRTEEN (13) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) 5.0 VAL SCREOPTILINK SLF-TPNG/SD/95-S. THIS REPORT IS 8 OF 13 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 12017980 ↗
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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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