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NA 0407281000Recalls & reported problems

Stryker Corporation · Percutaneous Discectomy Probe · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540500229), received between Nov 14, 2018 and Dec 17, 2021 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Fracture1

Patient problems

  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionDec 17, 2021Fracture; Fracture

    THE USER FACILITY REPORTED, THE DEVICE AND NEEDLE BROKE OFF DURING PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO SIGNIFICANT SURGERY DELAY, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED AS RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13027469 ↗
  • InjuryNov 14, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE PROBE BROKE OFF INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AS MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY TO REMOVE THE DEVICE MATERIAL. NO ADDITIONAL ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE REPORTED.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 8071656 ↗

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