JuggerStitch® 110024773Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 397 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00880304690073), received between Oct 14, 2019 and Sep 1, 2026 — classified as 26 injuries, 371 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (164 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 397 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 1, 2026Fracture

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50552650 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 30, 2026Premature Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A KNEE MENISCAL REPAIR, A CURVED MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE BROKE INTRA-OPERATIVELY AND THE SUTURE BROKE. NO FRAGMENTS WERE RETAINED. HOWEVER, AFTER PRODUCT RETURN AND INVESTIGATION WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DEVICE HAD PREMATURELY DEPLOYED. THE PATIENT HAD NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25665984 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 15, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT OUTSIDE OF A PROCEDURE, THE JUGGERSTITCH WAS TESTED ON A SILICONE MENISCUS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE FIRST IMPLANT, VERY HEAVY PRESSURE ON THE IMPLANT'S TRIGGER HAD TO BE USED AND PUSHING OUT THE FIRST IMPLANT WAS DIFFICULT. THE USER HEARD A CREAKING SOUND AS THE FIRST SHOT WAS ATTEMPTED AND EVENTUALLY THE FIRST ANCHOR CAME OUT, BUT WAS NOTED TO BE VERY THICK, FRAYED, AND SHORT. INSTALLING THE SECOND ANCHOR REQUIRED LESS EFFORT; IT LOOKED BETTER AND WAS NOTED TO BE LONGER THAN THE FIRST, THINNER, AND SMOOTHER. WHEN TIGHTENING THE ANCHOR, IT WAS NOTED TO BE RELUCTANT TO TAKE SHAPE, REQUIRING SOME EFFORT AND FELT AS THOUGH IT'S NOT TIGHTENING PROPERLY AND WAS TRYING TO COME OUT WITHOUT DEFORMING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25185163 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 8, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON TRIED TO INSERT THE ANCHOR AND THE ANCHOR WAS MISFIRED. ANOTHER JUGGER STITCH OF A DIFFERENT BATCH WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25123889 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 17, 2026Activation, Positioning or Separation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING IMPLANTATION, THE SECOND PART DID NOT COME OUT. THE EVENT OCCURRED INTRA-OPERATIVELY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO IMPLANT THE SECOND COMPONENT, AND THE IMPLANT WAS USED FOLLOWING THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24622791 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 20, 2026Expulsion

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE ANCHOR HAD COME OUT OF THE PATIENT AFTER IMPLANTING. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. PRODUCT WAS LATER RETURNED AND IDENTIFIED TO HAVE A FRACTURED NEEDLE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24402001 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 18, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICE WAS UNABLE TO BE USED DURING SURGERY. DURING INTRA-OPERATIVE ACTIVATION, THE FIRST PRESS OF THE BUTTON DID NOT DEPLOY ANY ANCHOR BOLTS; UPON A SECOND PRESS, BOTH ANCHOR BOLTS DEPLOYED SIMULTANEOUSLY. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24378228 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 10, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE SURGERY, THE NEEDLE OF THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT'S DEVICE HAS ALREADY BEEN BENT WHEN THE SURGEON TRIED TO PENETRATE IT TO THE PATIENT'S MENISCUS. SO, THE SURGEON COULD NOT BE USED THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT FOR THE SURGERY. THE CORRECT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WAS USED, AND AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY. NO COMPLICATIONS, INJURIES, OR SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS WERE REQUIRED, AND NO FOREIGN BODIES WERE RETAINED DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24304632 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Activation Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE DEVICE FAILED TO DEPLOY THE SECOND ANCHOR, WHICH REMAINED INSIDE THE SHAFT AFTER THE BLACK BUTTON WAS ADVANCED. DURING INTRA-OPERATIVE USE, THE DEVICE WAS OPERATED ACCORDING TO NORMAL USAGE WHEN THE ISSUE WAS OBSERVED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24247669 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation; Activation Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THE RIVET FAILED TO FIRE DURING FIRING. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24146105 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 20, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE FIRST ANCHOR COULD NOT BE PUSHED DESPITE USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NORMAL TECHNIQUE. THE ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED INTRA-OPERATIVELY DURING ANCHOR INSERTION. THERE WERE NO CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24115973 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE FIRST SHOT FAILED TO FIRE DURING USE. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23975279 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Fracture

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23946019 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2026Activation Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THE SECOND ANCHOR DID NOT GET DEPLOYED. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23943865 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23874165 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23874140 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 19, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23849875 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 16, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN BOTH IMPLANTS DEPLOYING SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE SURGEON BEING UNABLE TO COMPLETE A MATTRESS STITCH. DURING INTRA-OPERATIVE USE, THE SURGEON ADVANCED THE BLACK DEPLOYMENT TRIGGER AND THE FIRST IMPLANT DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TRIGGER WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AND ADVANCED AGAIN, AT WHICH POINT BOTH IMPLANTS DEPLOYED AT THE SAME TIME, PREVENTING COMPLETION OF THE INTENDED MATTRESS STITCH. DEVICE WAS LEFT IMPLANTED WITHOUT COMPLETING THE STITCH. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 23817133 ↗
• InjuryDec 15, 2025Fracture; Mechanical Jam; Fracture; Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO SUTURE AND INSERT THE ANCHOR, THE DEVICE DID NOT RECOIL AND RETRACT THE FEEDER. IT WAS NOTED THAT WHEN THE SURGEON PRESSED THE BLACK BUTTON A SECOND TIME, THE DEVICE BROKE AND SPRING JUMPED OUT; THEREFORE, THE THREADS COULDN'T BE ROLLED UP. DAMAGE WAS THEN FOUND IN THE HANDLE AREA. TWO ANCHORS REMAINED IN THE KNEE AND THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY AND NO OTHER PATIENT CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 23803892 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23802041 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23801992 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 8, 2025Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Difficult or Delayed Positioning

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23743120 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 1, 2025Fracture; Fracture

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NEEDLE WAS FRACTURED IN THE JOINT AFTER THE IMPLANT WAS RELEASED. THE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT DID NOT SUFFER ANY DAMAGE DUE TO THE EVENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23681904 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 26, 2025Failure to Advance; Difficult or Delayed Activation; Failure to Advance; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23655059 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 24, 2025Difficult or Delayed Activation; Difficult or Delayed Activation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE SURGEON WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPLOY THE SUTURE THE DEVICE DID NOT DEPLOY THE SUTURE. A BACKUP DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO FOREIGN BODY RETAINED OR HARM TO THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23632595 ↗