Compress® Device 178365Recalls & reported problems
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Compress Device (71)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 1
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00880304509030), received between Feb 6, 2025 and Feb 6, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (1 report).
1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier.
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.
Reports received per month
Recalls naming this device
- Aug 21, 2019Terminated
Elevated levels of bacterial endotoxin and residual debris remain on the devices due to cleaning issue.
Z-0519-2020 · Root cause: Environmental control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 6, 2025Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED DURING KNEE ARTHROPLASTY THAT WHEN THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO USE A SPINDLE IMPLANT, THE DRILL PACKAGED WITH THE DEVICE FRACTURED AND REMAINS IN THE PATIENT'S BONE. THERE IS NO SURGICAL INTERVENTION PLANNED TO RETRIEVE THE FRACTURED PIECE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 21326985 ↗
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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 · each recall links to the FDA recall notice
- 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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