NA 72203299Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 298 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885554023534), received between Sep 28, 2017 and Feb 11, 2026 — classified as 15 injuries, 283 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unstable” (65 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 298 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 11, 2026Leak/Splash

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, ONCE THE SPIDER LIMB POSITIONER WAS INSTALLED ONTO THE T-MAX POSITIONER, FLUID WAS VISIBLY DRIPPING FROM THE BATTERY END. ENOUGH TO CREATE A PUDDLE ON THE OR FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTING, NONE OF THE JOINTS APPEAR TO BE LEAKING, BUT THE FLUID APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CASING WHERE THE BATTERY INSERTS. THE PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE FLOOR AND THE DEVICE WAS CLEANED, AS WELL AS TESTING THE DEVICE. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, WITH A DELAY GREATER THAN 30MIN, USING THE SAME DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT EXPOSED TO ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA AND WAS UNHARMED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24314601 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 2, 2026Battery Problem; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TOTAL REVERSE SHOULDER PROCEDURE, A SPIDER 2 ARM MOVED FREELY WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE FOOT PEDAL. WHEN THE SURGEON HAD LET GO OF THE ARM, IT DROPPED ONTO THE FLOOR. ALSO, THE BATTERIES WERE NOT HOLDING CHARGE, ONCE CONNECTED THERE WAS A BLINKING LIGHT, IT WAS SWITCHED OUT FOR A FULLY CHARGED BUT IT DIED QUICKLY. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A DELAY GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES, USING A TRIMANO COMPETITOR DEVICE. ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA WAS REQUIRED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THE SURGICAL PROLONGATION. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24239942 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 12, 2026Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Unintended Movement; Activation Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, THE ARM OF ONE (1) SPIDER 2 TENET WENT LIMP AND DID NOT LOCK, BATTERIES WERE CHANGED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED AFTER A 1-HOUR SURGICAL DELAY, BY CHAINGING THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, A SECOND PERSON SCRUBBED IN AND HELD THE ARM. ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA WAS REQUIRED AS CONSEQUENCE OF THE SURGICAL PROLONGATION. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24038769 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2025Overheating of Device; Unintended Movement; Noise, Audible; Overheating of Device; Unintended Movement; Noise, Audible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A PROCEDURE, A SPIDER 2 MOTOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY MAKING NOISE. IT BRIEFLY SHUT OFF WHEN THE ARM WAS MOBILIZING, BUT WHEN STATIONARY THE MOTOR KEPT HUMMING. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CASE, THE ARM STOPPED WORKING AND WENT LIMP. MULTIPLE BATTERIES WERE USED, BUT ALL BATTERIES CAME OFF EXTREMELY HOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE UNIT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED OR IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23696987 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A RIGHT REVERSE TOTAL SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY, THE SPIDER 2 ARM COULD NOT CONSISTENTLY HOLD A HYDRAULIC CHARGE, COLLAPSING WHEN STEPPING ON THE FOOT PEDAL AND NOT STIFFEN BACK UP, RENDERING THE ARM LIMP. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A DIFFERENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE WITHOUT THE DEVICE; EXTRA STAFF WAS NEEDED FOR SUPPORT. A 30-MIN DELAY WAS REPORTED. NO INJURY OCCURRED TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22710820 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 4, 2025Pressure Problem; Pressure Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ARTHROSCOPY, THE SPIDER 2 TENET WAS NOT PRESSURIZING, THERE WERE TWO CHARGED BATTERIES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL BUT A NEGATIVE RESULT WAS OBTAINED ON BOTH ATTEMPTS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. THERE WAS A DELAY GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22709316 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 11, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PATIENT WAS READY FOR DRAPING AN AIRWAY EMERGENCY OCCURRED, THE PATIENT'S OXYGEN DESATURATED AND THE CRNA PUT THE HEAD OF BED UP FOR CODE. THE SPIDER 2 TENET THAT WAS BEING USED WAS COMPROMISED DURING THE EMERGENCY, THE SCREW MOUNT BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE CASE TO NOT SEAL. SURGERY WAS CANCELLED BY ANESTHESIA DUE TO PATIENT SAFETY CONCERNS. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESCHEDULED AND PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. PATIENT'S STATUS IS STABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22484724 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 2, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER AN ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE, DURING DRESSING APPLICATION AND WITH THE PATIENT ARM ATTACHED, THE SPIDER 2 TENET ROTATED ON AXIS AND DID NOT SEEM TIGHT UPON INVESTIGATION. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY, AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22391764 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 21, 2025Failure to Shut Off; Positioning Problem; Failure to Shut Off; Positioning Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE SPIDER 2 WAS CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING AND WOULDN'T LOCK. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A SURGICAL DELAY GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES USING THE SAME FAULTY DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22303656 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 12, 2025Corroded; Mechanical Problem; Material Integrity Problem; Positioning Problem; Corroded; Mechanical Problem; Material Integrity Problem; Positioning Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, ONE (1) SPIDER 2 TENET WAS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY, EVEN AFTER BEING TESTED WITH TWO FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES. THE PROCEDURE WAS RESUMED, AFTER A DELAY GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES, WITH A TRIMANO COMPETITOR DEVICE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22199678 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 27, 2025Failure to Power Up; Noise, Audible; Unexpected Shutdown; Failure to Power Up; Noise, Audible; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, THE SPIDER 2 TENET BEGAN MAKING A HUMMING NOISE THAT PERSISTED, AND EVENTUALLY THE SPIDER TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CASE AND HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POSITION. THE SPIDER HAD TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON, EVEN AFTER BATTERIES WERE REPLACED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF LESS THAN 30 MINUTES AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21708290 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 14, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, THE SPIDER 2 TENET´S SMALL JOINT AND MAIN JOINT WERE STIFF, IT STARTED/STOPPED ONE BEAT LATE WHEN THE FOOT PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE DELAY OCCURRED WHEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. A SURGICAL DELAY GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES WAS REPORTED. THERE WAS A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE AVAILABLE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19311501 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 26, 2024Unexpected Shutdown; Unexpected Shutdown

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP A PROCEDURE, THE SPIDER 2 LOST POWER AND FELL ON A NURSE, THE TOP 2 ARMS OF THE SPIDER COLLAPSED AND HIT THE NURSE ON THE BACK OF HER NECK UPPER SHOULDER AREA, IT HAPPENED WHEN THE NURSE WAS REACHING AROUND TO PUT THE POWER ON. THE SPIDER WAS ON THE BED HORIZONTALLY WHILE IN BEACH CHAIR POSITION, AND THE NURSE HAD TO REACH UNDER THE SPIDER TO TURN THE POWER ON, WHEN SHE HIT THE BUTTON, IT COLLAPSED. THE BUTTON HAD NOT BEEN PRESSED IN THE DIRECTION THAT WOULD LOOSEN THE ARMS. THERE WAS A BACK-UP DEVICE AVAILABLE, AND A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY WAS REPORTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19193422 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 31, 2024Overheating of Device; Positioning Problem; Overheating of Device; Positioning Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ARTHROSCOPY, THE TENET 2 SPIDER BATTERY WAS OVERHEATING AND WAS NOT LOCKED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING THE SAME REPORTED DEVICE WITH A NEW CHARGED BATTERY. THERE WAS A DELAY OF LESS THAN 30 MINUTES. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19009376 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 5, 2024Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Unintended Movement; Difficult or Delayed Positioning; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A WRIST ARTHROSCOPY, AFTER POSITIONING THE SPIDER 2 ARM ACROSS AWAKE PATIENT, THE ARM WAS RELEASED AND INSTEAD OF LOCKING IN PLACE WHEN THE FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE FOOT PEDAL, THE ARM DROPPED. IT DID NOT LAND ON THE PATIENT AS IT WAS CAUGHT BY A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL. AFTER CHECKING THE DEVICE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ARM WAS LOCKING, BUT IT WAS TAKING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TO DO SO AND APPEARED TO BE DOING IT ONE JOINT OF THE DEVICE AT A TIME. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING THE SAME DEVICE AND A SURGICAL DELAY LESS THAN 30 MIN WAS REPORTED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18839057 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 31, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP FOR A TOTAL SHOULDER SURGERY, WHEN THE PEDAL OF THE SPIDER 2 TENET WAS PRESSED, THE ARM COLLAPSED. THERE WAS A BACK UP DEVICE AVAILABLE AND NO SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18614440 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 30, 2024Leak/Splash; Overheating of Device; Noise, Audible; Leak/Splash; Overheating of Device; Noise, Audible

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SPIDER 2 TENET HAD AN ABNORMAL SOUND, THE JOINT WAS LEAKING OIL AN WAS VERY HOT NEAR THE BATTERY. NO CASE REPORTED; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18607757 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 31, 2023Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY, THE SPIDER 2 LOST ALL PRESSURIZATION AND COLLAPSED; THERE WAS CLEARLY A MOTOR/HYDRAULIC FAILURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY USING A COMPETITOR DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17666309 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 23, 2023Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR, A SPIDER 2 TENET MADE THREE DIFFERENT AND FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES EXTREMELY HOT AND WAS UNLOCKING CONSTANTLY, CAUSING IT TO BE UNUSABLE. THERE WERE NO NECESSITY OF ADDITIONAL INTERVENTIONS AS A RESULT OF THE REPORTED ISSUE. SURGERY RESUMED AFTER A NON-SIGNIFICANT DELAY WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17607822 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 3, 2023Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, THE SPIDER 2 TENET ARM RELEASED AND THE ARM DROPPED TO THE FLOOR IN A SUDDEN COLLAPSE. IT WAS A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY THAT WAS INSERTED AT THE TIME. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH A NON-SIGNIFICANT SURGICAL DELAY USING A BACK-UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17250492 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 24, 2023Unstable; Unstable

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A HUMERAL HEAD FRACTURE REPAIR SURGERY, WHILE USING THE SPIDER 2 TENET, IT DROPPED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE ACTUAL ARM JUST DROPPED A FEW INCHES AND THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE STAFF AND SURGEON INSISTED THAT NO BUTTONS/SWITCHES WERE PUSHED AND THAT THE ARM WAS SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE T-MAX. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SURGICAL DELAY GREATER THAN 30-MINUTES USING A DIFFERENT SURGICAL TECHNIQUE (A MAYO STAND). THE SURGEON DISCONNECTED THE ARM FROM THE SPIDER AND PUT IT ON THE MAYO STAND TO ACT AS AN ARM HOLDER INSTEAD OF THE SPIDER. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16615112 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 27, 2023Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SHOULDER PROCEDURE THE SPIDER 2 WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE, MOTOR WAS MAKING A BUZZ AND IT OVERHEATED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY USING A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16442987 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 25, 2023Crack; Leak/Splash; Overheating of Device; Positioning Problem; Crack; Leak/Splash; Overheating of Device; Positioning Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP, THE SPIDER 2 TENET WAS DROPPED SO THE BODY IS CRACKED AND IT WAS LEAKING OIL. THE DEVICE ALSO STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE INSIDE AND IT WOULD NOT HOLD POSITION. A BACK UP DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16440962 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 23, 2023Overheating of Device; Unintended Movement; Overheating of Device; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET-UP A SPIDER 2 TENET WAS CONTRACTING AND RELEASING NON-STOP, MEANING IT WAS PRESENTING UNINTENDED MOVEMENT AND ALSO WAS MAKING THE MOTOR AND THE BATTERY EXTREMELY HOT; HOWEVER NO BURNS OR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED AS A RESULT OF IT. AS THIS HAPPENED DURING SET-UP, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16226129 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 12, 2022Positioning Failure; Positioning Failure

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SET UP OR INSPECTION, WHEN THE SPIDER WAS TURNED ON, THE ARM FELL DIRECTLY TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO DELAY AND A BACKUP DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15964991 ↗