Arthrex® AR-7400TDRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867042025), received between Jan 4, 2022 and Jan 4, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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. 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 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJan 4, 2022Break

  ON (B)(6) 2021, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA EMAIL THAT AN AR-7400TD TORPEDO BROKE OFF WHILE SHAVING THE MENISCUS IN THE KNEE OF THE PATIENT. ALL BROKEN METAL PIECES WERE RETRIEVED FROM INSIDE THE PATIENT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN ACL/PCL RECONSTRUCTION ON (B)(6) 2021. DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE, WHILE PREPARING A GRAFT ON THE BACK TABLE, AN AR-1588RT-IB TIGHTROPE SUTURES STARTED TO SHRED AND BREAK OFF WHEN THE RNFA WAS PULLING ON A FIBERWIRE STRAND. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO OPEN A NEW TORPEDO AND TIGHTROPE TO COMPLETE PROCEDURE WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUES.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 13152366 ↗