Pressure Sentinel® 2228-06Recalls & reported problems
Zimmer, Inc. · Class 1
All models of Pressure Sentinel (11)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889024038738), received between Mar 11, 2021 and Jun 19, 2025 — classified as 3 injuries, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (4 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Fracture4
- Detachment of Device or Device Component3
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient3
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 19, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END OF THE REAMER DISASSEMBLED DURING A PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT HARM. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22293703 ↗InjuryNov 4, 2024Fracture; Fracture
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN INITIAL ELBOW PROCEDURE, THE FLEXIBLE REAMER INSTRUMENT FRACTURED. THE BROKEN DRILL HEAD WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED AND THE SURGEONS OPTED TO LEAVE THE FRAGMENT IN PLACE AS IT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE IMPLANT PLACEMENT. DUE DILIGENCE IS IN PROGRESS FOR THIS EVENT; TO DATE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REPORTED.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 20602824 ↗MalfunctionOct 10, 2023Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Fracture; Detachment of Device or Device Component
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17904908 ↗InjurySep 7, 2023Fracture; Fracture
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17699787 ↗InjuryJul 19, 2023Fracture; Fracture
NO FURTHER EVENT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 17349840 ↗MalfunctionMar 11, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT AFTER REMOVING THE REAMER FROM THE MEDULLARY CANAL, THE TIP OF THE REAMED SLIPPED OFF FROM THE SHAFT. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO ADVERSE EVENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11462721 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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