Grieshaber MAXGrip 727.13Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07612717071339), received between Jun 11, 2021 and Jun 3, 2025 — classified as 5 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).

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 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 3, 2025Activation Problem; Activation Problem

  THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING VITRECTOMY AND CATARACT COMBINATION SURGERY ENGAGEMENT OF A GRIPPING PART WAS BAD DURING INSERTION. WHEN A TARGETED MEMBRANE WAS HELD, IT CUT DUE TO EDGE OF THE GRIPPING PART AND THE PRODUCT COULD NOT BE USED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22132088 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2023Break; Break

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT DURING A VITRECTOMY AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS TIP BROKE, SUBSEQUENTLY FALLING INTO THE ANTERIOR CHAMBER AND THEN ONTO THE RETINA. BROKEN TIP WAS REMOVED DURING SURGERY FROM THE EYE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE AND THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17755395 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 13, 2023Break; Break

  A NURSE REPORTED THAT ONE OF FORCEPS BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO PATIENT'S EYE AND RETRIEVED DURING THE SURGERY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AFTER REPLACING THE PRODUCT WITH ANOTHER ONE. THE INVOLVED EYE AND THE PATIENT IDENTIFIER ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE PROCEDURE TYPE WAS AN UNKNOWN.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17116563 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 22, 2021Break; Break

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT A TIP OF FORCEPS FELL OFF IN THE EYE DURING SURGERY. THE DROPPED TIP HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE EYE DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT PRODUCT REPLACEMENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12214182 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  A PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT AN OPHTHALMIC FORCEPS DID NOT CLOSE AFTER IT WAS INSERTED INTO THE EYE DURING SURGERY. AN ALTERNATE FORCEPS WAS OBTAINED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11983534 ↗