Piccolo Composite Plate System Distal Volar Radius Plate - NarrowRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07290109333878), received between Aug 31, 2017 and Aug 31, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 31, 2017Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation

  AT THE END OF IMPLANTATION OF A PICCOLO COMPOSITE DISTAL VOLAR RADIUS (DVR) PLATE (DURING PLACEMENT OF BONE GRAFT), IT WAS NOTED THAT A FRAGMENT OF THE PLATE, AT THE AREA OF A DISTAL HOLE, DISASSOCIATED FROM THE PLATE. THE PLATE REMAINED INTACT AND ONLY A THIN LAYER WAS INVOLVED. PLATE REMAINED IN SITU. DISTAL RADIUS WAS IRRIGATED AND CLOSED AS USUAL.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 6833764 ↗