EIT PLIF Handle PET00910Recalls & reported problems
EIT Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH · T-handle · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04260397080856), received between Aug 22, 2022 and Jan 18, 2024 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K170503); 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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 18, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 2024 UPON POST CASE INSPECTION, THE BLACK T-HANDLE IN QUESTION COMPLETELY FELL APART DURING THE WASHING PROCESS. THE SPRING WITHIN THE T-HANDLE FELL OUT. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT OR PROCEDURE INVOLVEMENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A T-HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18536894 ↗MalfunctionMay 2, 2023Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM DEPUY SYNTHESE REPORTS AN EVENT IN SOUTH KOREA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT BROKE DURING SURGERY. UNKNOWN IF SURGERY WAS DELAYED OR PROCEDURE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) T-HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16852374 ↗MalfunctionOct 14, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE TWO SEPARATE T-HANDLES BROKE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) T-HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4). THIS PRODUCT COMPLAINT, (B)(4), IS RELATED TO (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15606717 ↗MalfunctionAug 22, 2022Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN AUSTRALIA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THE SET WAS RECEIVED WITH A CONDUIT T-HANDLE INSTEAD OF A 3.0NM TORQUE-LIMITING HANDLE. THE PROVIDED HANDLE DOESN¿T FIT THE MATRIX X-LINK AND SO THE REMOVAL PROCEDURE COULD NOT BE SCHEDULED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A T-HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15265219 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K170503. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1323-2022 · May 20, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedEIT CIF cage, H 6mm, 8degree, L- an intervertebral body fusion devices indicated for use with autograft when used as an adjunct to fusion in patients with cervical disc disease (DD
- Z-1324-2022 · May 20, 2022 · Open, ClassifiedEIT CIF cage, H 7mm, 8degree, S- an intervertebral body fusion devices indicated for use with autograft when used as an adjunct to fusion in patients with cervical disc disease (DD
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- EXPRESSEW 214141Medos International Sàrl · ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT1,166 reports
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- R3 71364450Smith & Nephew, Inc. · ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT520 reports
- N/A 9561524Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT494 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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