MICRORAPTOR 72204988Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556710296), received between Aug 28, 2018 and Jun 19, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 6 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (5 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 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 19, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN HIP LABRUM SUTURE PROCEDURE, THE DISTAL TIP OF THE MICRORAPTOR DRILL BROKE WHILE DRILLING BONE HOLE AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE BONE. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED USING A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A DELAY. IT WAS FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE WAS LEFT IN THE BONE TUNNEL, BUT ALL PIECES WAS REMOVED DURING SURGERY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22290808 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 5, 2024Break; Flaked; Break; Flaked

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING ARTHROSCOPY FOR RECURRENT DISLOCATION, THERE WAS METALLIC POWDER FROM THE MICRORAPTOR DRILL DURING BONE HOLE, AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TIP OF THE DRILL BROKE AND WAS EMBEDDED IN THE BONE. BROKEN PIECE AND METALLIC POWDER WERE REMOVED FROM THE BODY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A BACK-UP DEVICE AVAILABLE. THERE WAS A DELAY OF 15 MINUTES, AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19472734 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ARTHROSCOPY PROCEDURE, THE DISTAL TIP OF THE MICRORAPTOR DRILL WAS BROKEN WHEN DRILLING A BONE HOLE. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE BODY. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED, AND A NON-SIGNIFICANT SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17482258 ↗
• InjuryJan 2, 2023Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A FAI PROCEDURE, THE MICRORAPTOR DRILL TIP BROKE IN THE BONE. THE DRILL WAS RESTERILIZED AND USED FOR TWO TIMES PROCEDURE. THE BROKEN DRILL WAS CHECKED IN THE IMAGE, AND WAS REMOVED WITH A MICROFRACTURE 60° AND SHARP FORCEPS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH 10 MINUTES DELAY USING A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16082906 ↗
• InjuryDec 27, 2022Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A AN ARTHROSCOPY THE DRILL OF THE MICRORAPTOR WAS BROKEN INSIDE THE BODY. ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A 45-MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY USING A BACK UP DEVICE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 16056687 ↗
• InjuryFeb 16, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, AFTER A RIGHT SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF A "MICRORAPTOR DRILL"; THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT SHOULDER ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS, TO TREAT THE ADVERSE EVENT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT FOR A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPIC LYSIS OF ADHESION, EXTENSIVE DEBRIDEMENT, AND SUBACROMIAL DECOMPRESSION. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS RESOLVING. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11333377 ↗
• InjuryMar 3, 2020Material Separation; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN ARTHROSCOPIC HIP SURGERY, THE TIP OF A MICRORAPTOR DRILL BIT BROKE OFF IN THE BONE ON THE FIRST PASS OF THE DRILL BIT GOING IN. THE FRAGMENTS WERE RETAINED IN THE PELVIS AS RETRIEVING WOULD CAUSE ISSUE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED BY USING A BACK-UP DEVICE IN THE PREVIOUSLY DRILLED BONE HOLE. SURGERY WAS DELAYED ABOUT 10 MIN; NEVERTHELESS, THE PATIENT WAS NOT STATED TO BE HARMED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

  Patient problems: Nerve Damage; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient; Numbness; Pain

  MAUDE report 9782387 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 27, 2019Material Separation; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY, THE TIP OF THE DRILL BROKE OFF AND WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. A BACKUP DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY OR PATIENT INJURIES. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 9380814 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2018Material Disintegration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DRILL WAS SHEDDING METAL DEBRIS DURING LABRAL REPAIR PROCEDURE. DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITH SHAVER. NO PROCEDURAL DELAY OR PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7823513 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 28, 2018Material Disintegration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DRILL WAS SHEDDING METAL DEBRIS DURING LABRAL REPAIR PROCEDURE. DEBRIS WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT WITH SHAVER. NO PROCEDURAL DELAY OR PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7823508 ↗