Arthrex® AR-8740-36PTSRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867046412), received between Nov 15, 2017 and Nov 15, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

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.

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.

• InjuryNov 15, 2017Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6), A MALE PATIENT HAD A LAPIDUS BUNION REPAIR ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS HAVING PAIN IN THE SURGICAL SITE; THE SURGEON DID AN X-RAY AND SAW A CURLICUE METAL PIECE. THERE WAS A SECOND SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2017; THE METAL PIECE WAS REMOVED. TWO CROSS SCREWS HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN IMPLANTED; THEY HAD FUSED AND WERE NOT REMOVED. THE PIECE WAS SENT TO PATHOLOGY AND THEN WILL BE SENT TO RISK MANAGEMENT. THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PATIENT IS UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: No Code Available; Pain

  MAUDE report 7033770 ↗