Arthrex® AR-8720-26PTRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867045026), received between May 18, 2021 and May 18, 2021 — 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.

• MalfunctionMay 18, 2021Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A METAL REMOVAL SURGERY AT THE FOOT THE HEAD OF EACH OF THE TWO DEVICES BROKE ALREADY DURING THE FIRST TURN OF THE SCREWDRIVER. THE HEADS OF THE TWO DEVICES WERE RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT, BUT THE REST OF THE DEVICE REMAINED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THEREFORE THE EX-PLANTATION OF THE DEVICES WASN`T FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY. ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON NO HARM FOR PATIENT, OPERATOR OR THIRD PARTY OCCURRED.UPDATE 29-APR-2021:IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SURGERY WAS FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY. THE INDENTATIONS, WHERE THE HEADS OF THE SCREWS WERE EMBEDDED, WERE SMOOTHED AND A HOMOGENEOUS SURFACE WAS CREATED. THE PATIENT WAS ONLY BOTHERED BY THE HEADS OF THE SCREWS AND THEREFORE THIS INCIDENT IS NO HARM FOR THE PATIENT. THE DEVICES WERE IMPLANTED ON THE (B)(6) 2018.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 11842724 ↗