Arthrex® AR-6068-90RRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 19 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888867038967), received between Mar 8, 2021 and Feb 6, 2026 — classified as 19 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Advance” (6 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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 19 most recent of 19 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 6, 2026Failure to Advance

  ON (B)(6) 2026, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN AR-6068-90R 90°, CURVE, RIGHT, QUICKPASS LASSO WIRE LOOP WOULDN'T ADVANCE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AT THE START OF A PROCEDURE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24279745 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 4, 2025Failure to Advance; Failure to Advance

  ON 01/14/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO WIRE WOULD NOT ADVANCE THROUGH THE TIP. THIS OCCURRED DURING A LABRUM REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2025, WHERE THE WIRE WOULD NOT ADVANCE THROUGH THE TIP. A DIFFERENT LASSO WIRE WAS ATTEMPTED AND AGAIN THE WIRE WOULD NOT PASS THROUGH THE TIP. ANOTHER AR-6068-90R WAS OPENED AND USED IN THE CASE. THE DEFECTIVE LASSO WAS NEVER USED IN THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21306364 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 10, 2024Failure to Advance; Failure to Advance

  ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2024, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA EMAIL THAT AN AR-6068-90R 90 DEG CURVE RIGHT, QUICKPASS LASSO WAS REPORTED TO NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY DURING A CASE. THIS OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2024 IN (B)(6) HOSPITAL DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE 90 DEGREE QUICKPASS LASSO WAS OPENED AND THE SCRUB NURSE CHECKED THE WIRE LOOP WAS ADVANCING, THE SURGEON PUT THE LASSO THROUGH THE LABRAL TISSUE AND THEN COULD NOT GET THE WIRE LOOP TO ADVANCE. TROUBLE SHOOTING WAS PERFORMED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER TISSUE WAS BLOCKING THE TIP OF WHICH IT WAS NOT. THE WIRE LOOP THEN PROCEEDED TO COME OUT OF THE DEVICE AT THE ROLLER WHEEL. ANOTHER QUICKPASS LASSO (25 DEGREE) WAS THEN OPENED. WHEN THE SURGEON FED THE LOOP OUT OF THE LASSO IT WOULD NOT ADVANCE PAST THE END OF THE LOOP. THE SURGEON WAS USING A SINGLE PORTAL TECHNIQUE SO IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO GRASP THE LOOP WITH A GRASPER WHICH WOULD HAVE RELEASED THE RESISTANCE OF THE WIRE LOOP TO ADVANCE. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THE WIRE LOOP FROM THE LASSO WAS INSERTED BACKWARDS AND RETRIEVED USING A GRASPER AND THEN THE SUTURE WAS SHUTTLED THROUGH THE LABRUM. THERE WAS CASE INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 20416306 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 9, 2024Failure to Advance; Failure to Advance

  ON 07/25/2024, IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ARTHREX SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYEE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO WOULD NOT DEPLOY WIRE. THIS OCCURRED DURING USE IN A CASE WITH NO PATIENT EFFECT. THIS CASE WAS COMPLETED BY NEW PRODUCT OF SAME PRODUCT NUMBER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19951005 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 18, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE WIRE LOOP OF THE AR-6068-90 BROKE THE FIRST TIME. NO ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19564225 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 13, 2024Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  ON 02/10/2023, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA SEMS THAT (14) AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSOS, (9) AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSOS WIRE INSIDE OF THE PASSERS OR COVERTURE ARE NOT ALLOWING THE LASSOS TO PASS THROUGH. THIS OCCURRED DURING A CASE, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 2/15/2023: PER THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THE PROCEDURE PERFORMED WAS A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE WIRE IS NOT ABLE TO FACILITY ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A NEW AR-6068-90L FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, LOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. (QTY. (B)(4)) AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSOS, (QTY. 9) AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSOS WILL BE RETURNED BUT WERE NOT ALL USED IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE BUT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN OTHER CASES, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THE ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES WILL BE RETURNED BY THE FACILITY AS THEY PREFERRED NOT TO USE THEM DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19529355 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 13, 2024Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  ON 02/10/2023, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT (14) AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSOS, (9) AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSOS WIRE INSIDE OF THE PASSERS OR COVERTURE ARE NOT ALLOWING THE LASSOS TO PASS THROUGH. THIS OCCURRED DURING A CASE, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUESTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 2/15/2023: PER THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE THE PROCEDURE PERFORMED WAS A SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE WIRE IS NOT ABLE TO FACILITY ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A NEW AR-6068-90L FROM A DIFFERENT BATCH, LOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. (B)(4) AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSOS, (B)(4) AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSOS WILL BE RETURNED BUT WERE NOT ALL USED IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE BUT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE IN OTHER CASES, WITH NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE. THE ADDITIONAL QUANTITIES WILL BE RETURNED BY THE FACILITY AS THEY PREFERRED NOT TO USE THEM DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19529342 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 7, 2024Failure to Fire; Failure to Fire

  IT WAS REPORTED ON 11/07/2022 BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA SEMS THAT AN AR-6068-90R LASSO WOULD NOT DEPLOY WIRE. CASE INVOLVEMENT, NO PATIENT EFFECT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19485005 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 6, 2024Failure to Fire; Failure to Fire

  IT WAS REPORTED ON 11/07/2022 BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA SEMS THAT AN AR-6068-90R LASSO WOULD NOT DEPLOY WIRE. CASE INVOLVEMENT, NO PATIENT EFFECT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19480669 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 5, 2024Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  ON 04/27/2022, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA SEMS THAT AN AR-6068-90R 90°, CURVE, RIGHT, QUICKPASS LASSO, AND AN AR-6068-90L 90°, CURVE, LEFT, QUICKPASS LASSO HAD AN ISSUE. THE SURGEON WAS PERFORMING A SHOULDER LABRAL REPAIR ON 04/25/2022 IN THE LATERAL DECUBITUS POSITION. AS THEY BEGAN TO REPAIR THE LABRUM, HE INTRODUCED THE 90 DEGREE RIGHT QUICKPASS LASSO INTO THE JOINT, THROUGH THE CAPSULE, AND AROUND THE TORN LABRUM. HE WAS CAREFUL NOT TO SCRAPE THE GLENOID EXCESSIVELY IN CASE BONE WERE TO GET STUCK IN THE PASSER. HE THEN TRIED ROLLING THE WHEELS TO EXPEL THE NITINOL WIRE BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE TIP. THE PASSER WAS REMOVED FROM THE JOINT AND EXAMINED, FINDING NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DEVICE OTHER THAN THE FACT IT WOULD NOT PASS THE WIRE. IT WAS REINTRODUCED AND PASSED AROUND THE LABRUM BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE PASS WAS MADE SUCCESSFULLY BY OPENING UP A CONMED SPECTRUM. LATER IN THE CASE, THE SURGEON ASKED FOR A 90 DEGREE LEFT QUICKPASS LASSO. THE DEVICE WAS OPENED AND TESTED BEFORE ENTERING IT INTO THE JOINT, BUT THE NITINOL AGAIN DID NOT EXPEL. AGAIN, THE PASS WAS MADE SUCCESSFULLY BY USING A CONMED SPECTRUM. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING USE WITH NO IM

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19472687 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 5, 2024Mechanical Jam; Mechanical Jam

  ON 08/18/2022, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT A AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSO, AND A AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSOS NYLON LOOP WASN'T COMING OUT THE LASSOS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19469147 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 28, 2024Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance

  SURGEON COULD NOT GET NITINOL SD WIRE TO ADVANCE THROUGH AR-6068-90R. THE PRODUCT COULD NOT BE USED AND THIS ADDED SURGICAL TIME/STEPS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19404575 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 26, 2024Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  ON 9/30/2021, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA SEMS THAT AN AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO, QTY.2 OF THE PASSING WIRE WOULD NOT DEPLOY FROM THE DEVICE MAKING THE PRODUCT UNUSABLE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING USE IN A RIGHT SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY WITH ANTERIOR LABRAL REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2021. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A THIRD AR-6068-25TR.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19398869 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 24, 2024Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance

  ON 11/11/2021, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA E-MAIL THAT AN AR-6068-90R SUTURE LASSO DID NOT EXPEL THE NITINOL WIRE REQUIRED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A LABRAL REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2021. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A DIFFERENT STYLE SUTURE PASSER WITH NO PATIENT IMPACT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19396624 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 16, 2024Physical Resistance/Sticking; Physical Resistance/Sticking

  ON 09/28/2021, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA PHONE THAT WHILE THE SURGEON WAS USING AN AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSO, THE SUTURE BECAME STUCK IN THE MECHANISM. THE SURGEON THE USED AN AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO, AS THE SAME ISSUED OCCURRED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING USE IN A MENISCUS REPAIR ON (B)(6) 2021. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A NEW AR-6068-90L.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19332906 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 16, 2024Failure to Advance; Failure to Advance

  ON 10/12/2022, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT (2) AR-6068-90L QUICKPASS LASSOS, AND A AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO ARE UNABLE TO PASS THE WIRE OUT THE END. THIS OCCURRED DURING AN UNSPECIFIED TIME, WITH NO PATIENT EFFECT REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19331118 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 8, 2024Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance

  ON 11/18/2021, IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ARTHREX EMPLOYEE VIA EMAIL THAT AN AR-6068-90R QUICKPASS LASSO WIRE LOOP DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE TIP OF THE DRIVER. THE WHEEL STOPS ADVANCING HALFWAY, PREVENTING FOR WIRE LOOP TO FULLY COME OUT FOR PROPER USAGE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2021. SURGEON USED A NEW DEVICE TO COMPLETE CASE AND PATIENT WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER RECEIVING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON 11/19/2021, ARTHREX EMPLOYEE HAS CONFIRM THIS OCCURRED DURING A BANKART REPAIR AND A NEW AR-6068-90R FROM AN UNKNOWN LOT NUMBER.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19274786 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Failure to Advance; Failure to Advance

  ON 01/19/2024, IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ARTHREX SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYEE VIA (B)(4) DURING A LAMP PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024, THE SURGEON WAS TRYING TO USE A QUICKPASS LASSO, AR-6068-90R, BUT COULD NOT USE IT BECAUSE THE WIRE WAS NOT FED NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY TURNED THE HANDLE. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH A NEW PRODUCT OF THE SAME PART NUMBER WITH NO ADVERSE EFFECT TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18696569 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 8, 2021Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, WHEN THE SURGEON USED THE AR-6068-90R, THE LOOP WAS EXPOSED AND THE LASSO BROKE. THE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING A NEW DEVICE WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 11436577 ↗