NA 8488096Recalls & reported problems
Richard Wolf GmbH · GRASPING FORCEPS Ø 3.4MM jaw straight, jaw section serrated, Handle with lock, WL 130mm, reusable · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04055207042632), received between Dec 22, 2023 and Dec 22, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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
- Material Separation1
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.
InjuryDec 22, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL HAS INFORMED RICHARD WOLF GMBH (RWGMBH) OF AN ISSUE REGARDING A GRASPING FORCEPS Ø 3.4MM, PART ID: 8488.096, LOT # 1530418. ACCORDING TO THE RECEIVED INFORMATION, DURING A KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WHEN PACKING A RESECTED SECTION OF THE MENISCUS, THE LOWER JAW PART IN THE JOINT BROKE OFF. THE SURGEON THEN PERFORMED A MINIARTHROTOMY (JOINT OPENING). THE FRAGMENT OF THE FORCEPS WAS COMPLETELY RETRIEVED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18384742 ↗
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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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