NA 42.231.260TSRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM VAL SCREW/OPTILINK(TM) SLF-TPNG/STRDRV/60MM/STER · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982307026), received between Apr 27, 2022 and Apr 27, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Migration” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Migration1
Patient problems
- Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryApr 27, 2022Migration; Migration
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN THE USA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE SURGEON TOOK X-RAYS AND IT SHOWS 5.0 MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS, OPTILINK SELF-TAPPING, T25 STARDRIVE WAS LOOSENED OUT OF AN UNKNOWN PLATE. THE 5.0 MM VARIABLE ANGLE LOCKING SCREWS, OPTILINK SELF-TAPPING, T25 STARDRIVE NEEDED TO REMOVE. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNK - PLATES: CONDYLAR (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY: 1). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES (1) DEVICE 5.0MM VAL SCREW/OPTILINK(TM) SLF-TPNG/ST. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available
MAUDE report 14219960 ↗
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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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