NA 210272Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · HEFTY BITE PIN CUTTER STELLITE JAWS .062 CAP · Class 2
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 03596010102300), received between Jun 18, 2022 and Jun 18, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K093047); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Break1
- Degraded1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 18, 2022Break; Degraded; Break; Degraded
IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING FIELD INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A HEFTY BITE PIN CUTTER IS CHIPPING AT THE TIP AND IS WORN. NO CASE INVOLVED; THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14740071 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K093047. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0245-2022 · Jun 17, 2021 · Open, ClassifiedIlizarov Wire Tensioner, Model 71070341, UDI (10)08033201842072(10)21HP02550(11)210831(21E434
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- R3 71364451Smith & Nephew, Inc. · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT145 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-11030Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAB60-12040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-18040Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15060Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
- DFS HA BONE SCREWS HAA60-15020Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · APPLIANCE, FIXATION, NAIL/BLADE/PLATE COMBINATION, MULTIPLE COMPONENT2 recalls0 reports
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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