Arthrex® AR-7205Recalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · #2 FW,38" W/2 TPR NDLS · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867041325), received between Oct 18, 2023 and Oct 18, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Failure of Implant1
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 18, 2023Break; Break
ON 09/21/2023, IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ARTHREX SUBSIDIARY EMPLOYEE VIA EMAIL THAT FRAGMENTS OF A NEEDLE FROM AN AR-7205 FIBERWIRE WERE FOUND IN THE PATIENT AFTER AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN POST-OPERATION. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2023 TO HAVE THE METAL FRAGMENTS REMOVED. THE NEEDLE HAD BROKEN OFF DURING AN ARTIFICIAL FEMORAL HEAD REPLACEMENT SURGERY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 9/26/2023: BOTH SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED ON THE SAME DAY, (B)(6) 2023, AND BY THE SAME SURGEON.
Patient problems: Failure of Implant; Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17958897 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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