Arthrex® AR-8999NRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867056855), received between Sep 20, 2018 and Sep 20, 2018 — 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. 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.

• InjurySep 20, 2018Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCORPION NEEDLE AR-8999N BROKE OFF INTRAOPERATIVELY DURING THE APPLICATION IN THE OSG OF THE PATIENT. THE TIP COULD NO LONGER BE SEEN / FOUND, THUS REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. OSG ARTHROSCOPIC INNER AND OUTER BAND REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE SURGERY WAS FINISHED SUCCESSFULLY WITH A NEW DEVICE WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER. IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO SWITCH THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE OR DO A SECOND SURGERY. UPDATE 07SEP18: ANTERIOR ANKLE ARTHROSCOPY WITH MEDIAL AND LATERAL LIGAMENT REPAIR: WHEN PIERCING THE MINI-SCORPION NEEDLE IN THE DEEP LEAF OF THE MEDIAL DELTOID LIGAMENT, THE TIP OF THE NEEDLE IS BROKEN OFF. WHEN WITHDRAWING THE MINI-SCORPION, THIS WAS NOTICED AND CAREFULLY TRIED TO FIND AND GRASP THE SMALL NEEDLE TIP. BY CIRCULATING THE ARTHROSCOPIC IRRIGATION FLUID, HOWEVER, THE NEEDLE TIP WAS IRRIGATED INTO THE POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT BEHIND THE ANKLE JOINT, WHICH COULD BE DEMONSTRATED INTRAOPERATIVELY WITH A MINI-BV. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MOVE THE NEEDLE TIP BACK INTO THE ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT, IT REMAINED STABLE POSTERIOR, PROBABLY TRAPPED IN THE POSTERIOR JOINT CAPSULE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MEDIAL AND LATERAL LIGAMENTOUS REPAIR, A NEW FLUOROSCOPY WITH STABLE

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 7893444 ↗