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HEALICOIL 72205387Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · HEALICOIL REGENESORB 5.5MM SUTURE ANCHOR WITH TWO MINITAPE SUTURES (BLUE, COBRAID WHITE) · Class 2 · Implant

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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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 1 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 1 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 1 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

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, Classified
    OSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W 1UB II BLUE--Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202165
  • Z-0137-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    TWINFIX 5.0MM AB SUTURE ANCHOR WITH TWO- Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210710
  • Z-0143-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    ULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY - STRAIGHT-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 72201493
  • Z-0153-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    OSTEORAPTOR 2.9 W. 2 UB WHITE / BLACK -Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201996
  • Z-0149-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    OSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W/ 1 UB COBRAID BLACK-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201992
  • Z-0145-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    ULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY-REVERSE CURVE-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201495
  • Z-0163-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    TWINFIX ULTRA HA 5.5 W/2 UB BLUE & BLK- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202626
  • Z-0158-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    TWINFIX ULTRA PLLA/HA 6.5 W/3 UB- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202610
  • Z-0167-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    HEALICOIL RSB SA 4.75MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BL- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203697
  • Z-0144-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    ULTRA FAST-FIX AB ASSEMBLY - CURVED-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 72201494
  • Z-0172-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    HEALICOIL RSB SA 5.5MM W/1 UT & 1 UB BLK- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203708
  • Z-0138-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    TWINFIX 5.0MM AB SUTURE ANCHOR-Absorbable Suture anchors Product Number: 7210711
  • Z-0165-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    OSTEORAPTOR CRVD 2.3 SA UB COBRD BLUE- Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72203290
  • Z-0148-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    OSTEORAPTOR 2.3 W 1UB II BLUE-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72201991
  • Z-0156-2021 · Sep 9, 2020 · Open, Classified
    TWINFIX ULTRA PLLA/HA 5.5 W/3 UB-Absorbable Suture anchor Product Number: 72202603

…and 25 more.

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