HEALICOIL 72205387Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · HEALICOIL REGENESORB 5.5MM SUTURE ANCHOR WITH TWO MINITAPE SUTURES (BLUE, COBRAID WHITE) · Class 2 · Implant
All models of HEALICOIL (20)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00885556885369), received between Jun 30, 2025 and Feb 9, 2026 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).
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
- Break3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
- Perforation1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 9, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, A HEALICOIL RG 5.5MM W2 MT BL/CB WH WAS FRACTURED. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED OR IF THERE WAS A DELAY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED & NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24290537 ↗MalfunctionDec 9, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR PROCEDURE, WHILE THE HEALICOIL ANCHOR WAS BEING IMPLANTED AND THE INSERTER WAS REMOVED FROM THE BONE HOLE, THE ANCHOR COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE INSERTER AND BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SN EQUIVALENT DEVICE WITH THE INSERTION SITE CLEARED OF ALL DEBRIS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23758984 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A HAMSTRING TENDON REPAIR, WHEN THE 5.5MM HEALICOIL REGENESORB SUTURE ANCHOR WAS INSERTED IN THE PILOT HOLE, THE ANCHOR CRACKED, AND A PIECE OF THE BIO COMPOSITE ANCHOR WAS LEFT IN THE PILOT HOLE. THE SUTURES, WITH THE ANCHOR, WERE PULLED OUT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY, WITH A SMITH AND NEPHEW BACK UP DEVICE USED IN AN ADDITIONALLY DRILLED BONE HOLE. NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Perforation
MAUDE report 22355148 ↗
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-0154-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W 1UB II BLUE--Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202165
- Z-0137-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX 5.0MM AB SUTURE ANCHOR WITH TWO- Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210710
- Z-0143-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY - STRAIGHT-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 72201493
- Z-0153-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W. 2 UB WHITE / BLACK -Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201996
- Z-0149-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W/ 1 UB COBRAID BLACK-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201992
- Z-0145-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY-REVERSE CURVE-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201495
- Z-0163-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX ULTRA HA 5.5 W/2 UB BLUE & BLK- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202626
- Z-0158-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX ULTRA PLLA/HA 6.5 W/3 UB- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202610
- Z-0167-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedHEALICOIL RSB SA 4.75MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BL- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203697
- Z-0144-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY - CURVED-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 72201494
- Z-0172-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedHEALICOIL RSB SA 5.5MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BLK- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203708
- Z-0138-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX 5.0MM AB SUTURE ANCHOR-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210711
- Z-0165-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR CRVD 2.3 SA UB COBRD BLUE- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203290
- Z-0148-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedOSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W 1UB II BLUE-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201991
- Z-0156-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, ClassifiedTWINFIX ULTRA PLLA/HA 5.5 W/3 UB-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202603
…and 25 more.
Other Fastener, fixation, biodegradable, soft tissue devices
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- 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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