BoneScalpel BCM-HPRecalls & reported problems
Misonix, Inc. · BoneScalpel Handpiece · Class U
All models of BoneScalpel (10)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00841626100688), received between Apr 23, 2021 and Apr 23, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Overheating of Device” (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
- Overheating of Device1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 23, 2021Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device
(B)(6) REPRESENTATIVE, (B)(6), PROVIDED A TRANSLATED INCIDENT REPORT TO MISONIX ON 03/25/2021. "POWER ON OF THE MISONIX BONESCALPEL HAND PIECE, AFTER HAVING PURGED THE IRRIGATION TUBING, THE HANDPIECE STARTED TO HEAT UP, BURNING THE SURGEON WHO WAS HOLDING IT, FORCING HIM TO PUT DOWN THE HAND PIECE WHICH STARTED TO MELT AND RELEASE SMOKE."
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 11720146 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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