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Stryker Corporation · 2.3mm Tapered Router · Class 2

Quick summary

This Stryker 2.3mm tapered router, a surgical drill accessory, has 138 adverse event reports, with no deaths and 10 injuries. Most describe the router fracturing or breaking during use, and a report describes a broken piece remaining in the patient. No recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
139
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
11
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 139 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327096729), received between Jul 24, 2018 and Aug 7, 2026 — classified as 11 injuries, 128 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (122 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 1 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 1 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 2 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 3 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 1 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 1 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 1 reportsAug 2026: 1 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520263
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture122
  • Break19
  • Overheating of Device3
  • Delivered as Unsterile Product2
  • Vibration2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions103
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient26
  • Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque6
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient4
  • No Patient Involvement4
  • Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available1
  • Dural Tear1
  • Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 139 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • InjuryAug 7, 2026Fracture

    It was reported that the tip of the instrument oscillated abnormally during a craniotomy, resulting in fracture of the milling cutter head and dural injury of the patient. The procedure was completed successfully and a surgical delay of unknown duration was reported. No further information available at this time.

    Patient problems: Dural Tear

    MAUDE report 50173448 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 22, 2026Fracture; Overheating of Device

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25907816 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 22, 2026Fracture

    THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN (B)(6) 2026. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 4 EVENTS FOR THE FAILURE: FRACTURE. 4 EVENTS HAD NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24954015 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 23, 2026Fracture

    THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 ¿ DECEMBER 31 2025. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 7 EVENTS FOR THE FAILURE: FRACTURE. - 7 EVENTS HAD NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24163423 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 28, 2025Fracture; Overheating of Device; Fracture; Overheating of Device

    THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN JULY 1 ¿ SEPTEMBER 30, 2025. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 EVENT FOR THE FAILURES: FRACTURE; OVERHEATING OF DEVICE - 1 EVENT HAD NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23399950 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 28, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    THIS RECORD IS A CONSOLIDATION OF RECORDS SUMMARIZED AS A PART OF THE FDA VOLUNTARY MALFUNCTION SUMMARY REPORTING PROGRAM. EVENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN JULY 1 ¿ SEPTEMBER 30 2025. THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 8 EVENTS FOR THE FAILURE: FRACTURE. 5 EVENTS HAD NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT. 3 EVENTS HAD PROBLEM IDENTIFIED DURING NON-CLINICAL PROCEDURE; THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23399777 ↗
  • InjuryOct 9, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    REPORTED VIA MW5175563: THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, WHILE TURNING THE CRANIOTOMY FLAP, THE ROUTER BROKE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE BROKEN PIECE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED, THAT THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO DELAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, AND THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 23254820 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 29, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 4 EVENTS FOR THE FAILURE: FRACTURE. 3 EVENTS HAD NO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OR IMPACT. 1 EVENT HAD MINOR INJURY/ ILLNESS/IMPAIRMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22648139 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 21, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 3 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. 3 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT - NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21876059 ↗
  • InjuryMar 13, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE BUR BROKE DURING A CRANIOTOMY AND WAS LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED DURING A REVISION PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT A CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DELAY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21595936 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 21, 2025Delivered as Unsterile Product; Delivered as Unsterile Product

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 1 MALFUNCTION EVENT IN WHICH THE DEVICE WAS REPORTEDLY RECEIVED IN SUCH A MANNER TO INDICATE THAT ITS STERILITY HAD BEEN COMPROMISED. - 1 EVENT HAD THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED BEFORE CLINICAL USE/EXPOSURE; THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21200738 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 21, 2025Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 9 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. - 9 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21200309 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 21, 2024Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 4 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. - 1 EVENT HAD THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED DURING A NON-CLINICAL PROCEDURE; THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. - 3 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20500604 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 11, 2024Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A RIGHT DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY FOR CVA, THE ROUTER BROKE AT THE SHAFT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT DUE TO THE PATIENTS CONDITION PRIOR TO SURGERY, THEY SUFFERED A COMPLETE LEFT HEMIPLEGIA J14 AFTER THE OPERATION, RELATED TO CVA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ROUTER BREAK DID NOT IMPACT THE PATIENTS HEALTH, FURTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; Paralysis

    MAUDE report 20194311 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 24, 2024Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 2 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. - 2 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19822997 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 16, 2024Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 6 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. 1 EVENT HAD NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT. 5 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19113513 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 25, 2024Overheating of Device; Overheating of Device

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING, THE ROUTER WAS REPORTED TO BE GETTING HOT. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE WITH NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT AND THERE WAS NO DELAY, NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AND NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18975271 ↗
  • MalfunctionJan 22, 2024Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 9 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. 9 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18557720 ↗
  • InjuryDec 19, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED DURING A CRANIOTOMY PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF A TUMOR, THE BIT BROKE IN TWO IN THE PATIENTS SKULL. IT WAS FURTHER THAT THERE WAS COAGULATION OF A CEREBRAL VEIN. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Conditions Term/Code Not Available; Perforation of Vessels

    MAUDE report 18354951 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 23, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 5 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. 5 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17992802 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 26, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES 5 MALFUNCTION EVENTS IN WHICH THE DEVICE OR CUTTING ACCESSORY FRACTURED. - 1 EVENT HAD NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT. - 4 EVENTS HAD PATIENT INVOLVEMENT; NO PATIENT IMPACT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17398971 ↗
  • InjuryJul 19, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CRANIOTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ROUTER BROKE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT DURING POST OPERATIVE SCANS, TWO FRAGMENTS WERE IDENTIFIED AND ARE PLANNED TO BE REMOVED IN A REVISION SURGERY. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

    MAUDE report 17348978 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 28, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SERVICE CONDUCTED AT THE MANUFACTURER A BROKEN ROUTER WAS FOUND INSIDE THE ATTACHMENT. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND THERE WAS NO DELAY OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16632005 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 22, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CRANIOTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ROUTER BROKE. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO DELAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16593935 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 22, 2023Fracture; Fracture

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CRANIOTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ROUTER BROKE AT THE SHAFT. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND NO DELAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 16593917 ↗

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