HEALICOIL 72205386Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · HEALICOIL REGENESORB 4.75MM SUTURE ANCHOR WITH THREE MINITAPE SUTURES (BLUE, COBRAID WHITE, COBRAID BLUE) · Class 2 · Implant
All models of HEALICOIL (20)
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 00885556885352), received between Apr 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
40 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K151105); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Fracture1
- Material Deformation1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 1, 2025Break; Fracture; Material Deformation; Break; Fracture; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR PROCEDURE, WHEN THE HEALICOIL ANCHOR WAS INSERTED INTO THE BONE HOLE, IT FRACTURED, AND THE METAL TIP OF THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN. THE FRACTURED ANCHOR AND THE BROKEN METAL TIP WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. A 3.8 REUSABLE TAPERED AWL WAS USED TO MAKE THE BONE HOLE. SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH A BACK-UP DEVICE INSTEAD. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY, AND NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21740479 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K151105. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0157-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX ULTRA 6.5MM PLLA/HA 2 UBWHT/BL-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202608
- Z-0149-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W/ 1 UB COBRAID BLACK-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201992
- Z-0146-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedBIORAPTOR 2.9MM SUTURE ANCHOR-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201702
- Z-0141-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX AB 5.0 SUTR ANCHR W/2 38 ULTRA-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number:72200777
- Z-0158-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX ULTRA PLLA/HA 6.5 W/3 UB- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202610
- Z-0170-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedHEALICOIL RG SA 5.5MM W/2 UB-BL CBR BL-- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203706
- Z-0150-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W. UB COBRAID BLUE-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201993
- Z-0154-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W 1UB II BLUE--Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202165
- Z-0175-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedMICRORAPTOR REGENESORB SUTURE ANCHOR- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72204984
- Z-0168-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedHEALICOIL RSB SA 4.75MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BL-- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203704
- Z-0140-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX 6.5MM AB PRELOADED SUTURE ANCHOR- Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210713
- Z-0136-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX 5.0MM AB SUTURE ANCHOR WITH TWO Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210309
- Z-0173-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedHEALICOIL RSB SA 5.5MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BL- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203801
- Z-0152-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W/ 2 UB WHITE / BLUE -Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201995
- Z-0144-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY - CURVED-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 72201494
…and 25 more.
Other Fastener, fixation, biodegradable, soft tissue devices
- GRYPHON ORTHOCORD 210813Medos International Sàrl · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE712 reports
- HEALIX ADVANCE 222330Depuy Mitek, LLC · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE1 recall607 reports
- HEALIX ADVANCE ORTHOCORD 222295Medos International Sàrl · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE640 reports
- HEALICOIL 72205137Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Fastener, fixation, biodegradable, soft tissue427 reports
- HEALIX ADVANCE ORTHOCORD 222296Medos International Sàrl · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE320 reports
- TWINFIX 72202597Smith & Nephew, Inc. · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE288 reports
- Arthrex® AR-2324BCCArthrex, Inc. · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE254 reports
- HEALIX ADVANCE 222331Depuy Mitek, LLC · FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE1 recall196 reports
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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