NA 5450815100Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · Sonic Control Knife · Class U
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613252518396), received between Oct 19, 2018 and Apr 24, 2019 — classified as 3 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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 24, 2019Break; Break
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES <NOE> 1 </NOE> MALFUNCTION EVENT IN WHICH THE DEVICE BROKE DURING USE. 1 EVENT HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT WITH NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 8546064 ↗MalfunctionJan 29, 2019Break; Break
THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES <NOE> 3 </NOE> MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE HAD A BROKEN CUTTING ACCESSORY STILL ATTACHED. 3 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8284714 ↗MalfunctionOct 19, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AT THE USER FACILITY, THE BLADE BROKE. THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY, AND THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7984211 ↗
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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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