Arthrex® ABS-10060RRecalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · ANGEL CENTRIFUGE US (REFURBISHED) · Class 2
Quick summary
This Arthrex Angel centrifuge is a refurbished tabletop unit used to separate platelets and plasma from blood during bone graft and PRP procedures. The 70 reports mostly describe the machine not working as expected: failing to separate blood at the end of a spin, error messages about the lid not being closed, a knob that would not drain, odd smells, and one unit that started smoking mid-procedure. Five reports involve injuries and none involve deaths. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 66
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 5
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 66 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00888867249585), received between Nov 1, 2016 and Dec 29, 2025 — classified as 5 injuries, 61 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Defective Device” (9 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Defective Device9
- Use of Device Problem8
- Output Problem7
- Display or Visual Feedback Problem4
- Separation Failure4
- Device Emits Odor3
- Fluid/Blood Leak3
- Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions39
- Insufficient Information27
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 66 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 29, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 05-DEC-2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE KNOB THAT MAKES THE BLOOD FLOW, WOULD NOT DRAIN. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23905998 ↗MalfunctionDec 8, 2025Separation Failure; Separation Failure
ON 11/17/2025, A FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT ADEQUATELY SEPARATE THE BLOOD AT THE END OF THE CYCLE DURING A PROCEDURE. THE ABS-10061T PRP KIT WAS UNABLE TO BE USED DUE TO THE IMPROPER FUNCTION OF THE CENTRIFUGE, BUT IT DID CONTAIN BLOOD FROM THE PATIENT WHO WAS NOT AFFECTED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23742758 ↗MalfunctionDec 3, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 11/11/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE LID LOCK SENSOR WAS FLASHING WHEN PAUSING AND EVENTUALLY CANCELED THE SPIN. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO EMPTY THE CASSETTE AND RE-SPIN IT. THE LID HAD TO BE MANUALLY HELD DOWN WITH FORCE TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23707323 ↗MalfunctionDec 1, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 11/07/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE WAS GIVING AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING THAT THE LID IS NOT CLOSED. THE MAGNET RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDING THE LID CLOSED WAS DETACHED AND LATER REATTACHED, BUT THE ERROR CONTINUED TO BE GIVEN AND THE CENTRIFUGE COULD NOT BE USED. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE WITH NO PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON 11/13/2025: IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THIS OCCURRED DURING A LATERAL COLUMN LENGTHENING PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23680472 ↗MalfunctionNov 25, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem
ON 11/05/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE EXPERIENCED INCONSISTENT PRP OUTPUT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23645476 ↗MalfunctionNov 18, 2025Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working
ON 11/03/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE SCREEN WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025. THE BLOOD WAS PROCESSED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23583822 ↗MalfunctionNov 4, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 10/23/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE DISPLAYED AN ERROR MESSAGE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23463725 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2025False Alarm; False Alarm
ON 07/25/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE GIVES AN ERROR CODE STATING THAT THE LID IS NOT CLOSED WHEN IT IS CLOSED ADEQUATELY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS UNABLE TO SPIN AS A RESULT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A CASE. AFTER 15 MINUTES OF TROUBLE SHOOTING WITHOUT SUCCESS, IT WAS DECIDED THAT BMA WAS UTILIZED INSTEAD OF BMAC.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22783038 ↗MalfunctionJul 17, 2025Device Emits Odor; Device Emits Odor
ON (B)(6) 2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE SCREEN WAS COMPLETELY BLACK AND, WHEN TURNED ON, SMELLED OF SMOKE AND BURNT RUBBER. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED AFTER THE SURGERY. NO ADVERSE EFFECTS ON THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22530171 ↗MalfunctionJul 9, 2025Device Alarm System; Device Alarm System
ON 06/13/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT WHEN AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE WAS TURNED ON IT GAVE AN UNDER-SPEED ALARM SOUND. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22460970 ↗MalfunctionJun 23, 2025Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working; Key or Button Unresponsive/not Working
ON 06/03/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE SCREEN STAYED WHITE WHEN POWERED ON. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22309996 ↗MalfunctionJun 20, 2025No Display/Image; No Display/Image
ON 06/02/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE DID NOT ALLOW THE MAIN SCREEN TO BE ACCESSED AND ONLY ONE OF THE BLUE LIGHTS WAS WORKING OUT OF THE THREE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22298822 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2025No Flow; No Flow
ON 05/06/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE PART OF ABS-10061T ANGEL PRP KIT MALFUNCTIONED. INTERMITTENTLY IT WOULD NOT PUT OUT ANY PRP WHICH LED TO THE DISC SET JAMMING IN THE SEPARATION CHAMBER. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22096419 ↗MalfunctionMay 1, 2025Separation Failure; No Flow; Separation Failure; No Flow
ON 04/14/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE NEVER SEPARATED. THIS OCCURRED DURING USE, THE PRP NEVER SEPARATED THE BLOOD AND PLASMA, IT ALL WENT INTO THE BAG. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21945012 ↗MalfunctionApr 22, 2025Separation Failure; Separation Failure
ON 04/01/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A FEW ISSUES DURING PROCEDURES. ALL OF THE SPIN CYCLES WOULD FINISH FINE BUT THE SEPARATION OF THE BLOOD WASN'T WORKING. A FEW TIMES NOTHING CAME OUT OF THE DISC, DESPITE THERE BEING NO ERROR CODE AND NORMAL READINGS. AND ANOTHER TIME ALL OF THE BLOOD DISCHARGED INTO THE RBC BAG WITH NO SEPARATION.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21883006 ↗MalfunctionApr 22, 2025Separation Failure; Separation Failure
ON 04/01/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(6) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A FEW ISSUES DURING PROCEDURES. ALL OF THE SPIN CYCLES WOULD FINISH FINE, BUT THE SEPARATION OF THE BLOOD WASN'T WORKING. A FEW TIMES NOTHING CAME OUT OF THE DISC, DESPITE THERE BEING NO ERROR CODE AND NORMAL READINGS. AND ANOTHER TIME ALL OF THE BLOOD DISCHARGED INTO THE RBC BAG WITH NO SEPARATION.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21882582 ↗MalfunctionMar 20, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 03/05/2025, IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(6) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE DIDN'T SPIN DURING A CASE. THIS OCCURRED DURING USE IN A MIS BUNION CASE WITH NO PATIENT EFFECT. CASE WAS COMPLETED USING THE BMAC.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21652425 ↗MalfunctionMar 17, 2025Infusion or Flow Problem; Infusion or Flow Problem
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED ON 03/06/2025 WHERE THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO USE THE NEW SYSTEM FOR THE INTRAPERITONEAL CATHETERS WHICH IS CALLED THE ANGEL SYSTEM. IT IS WHAT PREPARES THE PRP. THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST ATTEMPTED TO WITHDRAW OVER 50CC OF THE PATIENT¿S BLOOD AND WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. ONLY 50 WAS COLLECTED, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST. THE BLOOD COLLECTION WAS CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE AND NO PRP WAS PRODUCED AFTER THE CYCLE. DR. MARSH WAS MADE AWARE AND WAS PRESENT DURING THE COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF THE BLOOD. THEY CONCLUDED THE PROCEDURE WITHOUT THE USE OF THE PRP.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21619325 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2025Calibration Problem; Calibration Problem
ON 01/23/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(6) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE WAS PRODUCING A "LIGHT SENSOR CALIBRATION ERROR." THIS OCCURRED UPON ITS FIRST USE ON (B)(6) 2025. THIS SPIN PROTOCOL WAS CORRECTLY PERFORMED. THE PHYSICIAN WAS FORCED TO ALTER THE PROCEDURE IN QUESTION, AND UNCENTRIFUGED BONE MARROW ASPIRATE WAS HARVESTED FROM THE PATIENT AND THEN ADDED TO BIOCARTILAGE TO COMPLETE CARTILAGE RESTORATION OF A TALUS DEFECT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SAFELY BUT NOT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21373455 ↗MalfunctionFeb 11, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem
ON 01/17/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE EYE/LIGHT SENSOR ERROR WON¿T GO OFF. THIS OCCURRED DURING A BMAC PROCEDURE WHERE THE TUBING WAS NOT LOADED. THEY CLEANED THE SENSOR.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21353969 ↗MalfunctionFeb 10, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem
ON 01/16/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE TROUBLE AND MALFUNCTION WITH MULTIPLE ERRORS. THE MOST RECENT ERROR IS AIR BEING DETECTED IN THE TUBING, AS WELL AS THE LIGHT SENSOR COMING ON. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE, WHICH ASKED THEM TO TRY REFILLING THE MACHINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEN EMPTYING THE BLOOD. WE TRIED TWO DIFFERENT ANGEL KITS, AND BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF FILLING WITH AIR. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS FOR THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21348424 ↗MalfunctionFeb 5, 2025Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up
ON 01/13/2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGES SCREEN WOULD NOT POWER ON. THIS OCCURRED DURING A CASE, AND THE CASE WAS NOT COMPLETED AS THE CENTRIFUGE WOULDN'T WORK.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 21314017 ↗MalfunctionJan 6, 2025Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion; Insufficient Flow or Under Infusion
ON 12/09/2024 IT WAS REPORTED BY AN ARTHREX EMPLOYEE VIA SEMS-06730461 THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE DISPLAYED AN INSUFFICIENT FILL ALARM. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21079464 ↗MalfunctionNov 11, 2024Defective Device; Defective Device
ON 10/29/2024 IT WAS REPORTED BY A SALES REPRESENTATIVE VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE GAVE A CONSTANT ERROR MALFUNCTION. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CASE WITH NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20653352 ↗MalfunctionNov 7, 2024Failure to Power Up; Failure to Power Up
ON (B)(6) 2024, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA (B)(4) THAT AN ABS-10060R ANGEL CENTRIFUGE US (REFURBISHED) HAD A "DISK BOOT FAILURE." NO PATIENT WAS HARMED, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN ANOTHER ANGEL MACHINE QUICKLY TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PROCEDURE, WITH NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20633185 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.