INFINITY 33600025Recalls & reported problems
Wright Medical Technology, Inc. · Pin Sleeve · Class 1
All models of INFINITY (51)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00889797003971), received between Jan 26, 2023 and Jan 26, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare” (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
- Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 26, 2023Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare; Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare
IT WAS REPORTED THAT " THE PROCEDURE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANKLE PROSTHESIS WAS STANDARD UNTIL WE WANTED TO PUT THE PIN SLEEVES IN THE HOLES OF THE DISTAL PART OF THE ALIGNMENT JIG. IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE 2 SLEEVES IN 2 HOLES OF THE GUIDE. EVEN LESS POSSIBLE TO PUT 2 SOCKETS IN THE AXIS AS REQUIRED BY THE OPERATING TECHNIQUE. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO AVOID THE HANDLING ERROR, WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO ADAPT, BUT FOUND NO ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THE EVENT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PLACEMENT OF THE SLEEVES IN THE ALIGNMENT JIG HOLES AS MENTIONED ABOVE. STEPS/ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE: THE SURGEON MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM AN ANKLE PLATE ARTHRODESIS. THE DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS THEREFORE LONGER THAN A CONVENTIONAL PLATE ARTHRODESIS."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16247782 ↗MalfunctionJan 26, 2023Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare; Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare
IT WAS REPORTED THAT " THE PROCEDURE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF THE ANKLE PROSTHESIS WAS STANDARD UNTIL WE WANTED TO PUT THE PIN SLEEVES IN THE HOLES OF THE DISTAL PART OF THE ALIGNMENT JIG. IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT THE 2 SLEEVES IN 2 HOLES OF THE GUIDE. EVEN LESS POSSIBLE TO PUT 2 SOCKETS IN THE AXIS AS REQUIRED BY THE OPERATING TECHNIQUE. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO AVOID THE HANDLING ERROR, WITHOUT SUCCESS. WE TRIED TO FIND A SOLUTION TO ADAPT, BUT FOUND NO ALTERNATIVE TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THE EVENT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PLACEMENT OF THE SLEEVES IN THE ALIGNMENT JIG HOLES AS MENTIONED ABOVE. STEPS/ACTIONS TAKEN TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE: THE SURGEON MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM AN ANKLE PLATE ARTHRODESIS. THE DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS THEREFORE LONGER THAN A CONVENTIONAL PLATE ARTHRODESIS."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16247663 ↗
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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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