Arthrex® AR-7842Recalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · Disposable Slotted-Cannulated Passer, LG · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00888867480575), received between Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025 — 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 29, 2025Break; Break
ON 08-DEC-2025, A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED VIA SEMS (B)(4) THAT AN AR-7841 MEDIUM FIBERTAPE CERCLAGE PASSER WAS UTILIZED AROUND THE PROXIMAL FEMUR AND BROKE WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE HANDLE DURING A REVISION TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY. ALL PARTS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND CONFIRMED ON X-RAY. A SECOND AR-7842 PASSER, SIZE LARGE, WAS OPENED TO COMPLETE THE CERCLAGE PASS. THAT PASSER ALSO BROKE. AGAIN, AN X-RAY CONFIRMED THAT ALL PARTS WERE REMOVED. IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CASE, A FIRST-GENERATION CERCLAGE PASSER WAS OPENED AND UTILIZED AROUND THE FEMUR. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. ROUGHLY 5 MINUTES WERE ADDED TO THE PROCEDURE, BUT NO SECOND SURGERY WAS NECESSARY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23907590 ↗
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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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