Arthrex® AR-7276TRecalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · LABRALTAPE, WHITE/BLACK 1.5MM · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888867121102), received between Mar 1, 2019 and Apr 13, 2021 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 reports).
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
Device problems
- Break2
- Loose or Intermittent Connection1
Patient problems
- Discomfort1
- Laceration(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 13, 2021Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE TENSIONING THE AR-7276T, THE KNOT BROKE. THE REP REPORTED THE TENSIONER WAS NOT PAST 80 PRESSURE. THE KNOT JUST SNAPPED. ALL FRAGMENTS WERE ACCOUNTED FOR, AND REMOVED. NO UNPLANNED INCISIONS WERE MADE.
Patient problems: Laceration(s)
MAUDE report 11655722 ↗InjuryMar 1, 2019Break; Loose or Intermittent Connection
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A SCAPHOLUNARY LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION ON (B)(6) 2017 DUE TO A SCAPHOLUNOUS DISSOCIATION. THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED WITH AN ARTHREX RECONSTRUCTION SET (INTERNAL BRACE) AUGMENTED WITH ECRL TENDON STRIPS, TRANSFIXATION WITH K-WIRE. THE PATIENT HAD GOOD JOINT CARTILAGE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME. AFTER THE FIRST SURGERY, THE PATIENT SUFFERED FROM PERSISTENT DISCOMFORT AND RENEWED DISSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE LYSIS ZONES IN THE AREA OF THE SCREW ANCHORAGE OF THE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION. IN A CT PERFORMED ON THE PATIENT, ONLY A RADIOULNAR PARTIALLY INTACT JOINT SPACE WAS VISIBLE. THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO PERFORM A REVISION SURGERY ON THE (B)(6) 2019. WHEN THE ANCHORS WERE REMOVED, ONE WAS BROKEN AND THE OTHER WAS LOOSE, CAUSING THEM TO GRIND AND DAMAGE THE CARTILAGE IN THE RADIOCARPAL JOINT. THE TAPE SHOWED ITSELF PROMINENTLY IN THE JOINT.
Patient problems: Discomfort
MAUDE report 8381703 ↗
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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 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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