EIT PLIF Hammer PET60251Recalls & reported problems
EIT Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH · Slap-Hammer · Class 1
All models of EIT PLIF Hammer (2)
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 04260397088081), received between Feb 7, 2023 and Apr 22, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Damaged Prior to Use” (1 report).
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
- Device Damaged Prior to Use1
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.
MalfunctionApr 22, 2024Device Damaged Prior to Use; Device Damaged Prior to Use
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON FEBRUARY 7, 2024, THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE LSY EXPEDIUM VIPER LOANER ORTHOKIT SET CAME WITH ONE OF THE EJECTORS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. UPON MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LASER WELD NEAR THE INTERFACE AND THE ROD WAS BROKEN; FRAGMENTS STILL ATTACHED. THIS REPORT IS FOR A SLAP-HAMMER. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19153181 ↗MalfunctionFeb 7, 2023
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16315700 ↗
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.
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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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