INSTRUMENT 6541-1-721Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · DISTAL RESECTION GUIDE STANDARD TRIATHLON INSTRUMENTS · Class 1
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613327240368), received between Jul 18, 2019 and Jul 18, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size” (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
Device problems
- Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 18, 2019Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size; Inadequacy of Device Shape and/or Size
TRIATHLON DISTAL FEMORAL RESECTION GUIDE WAS SET TO 10MM. THE AMOUNT OF BONE THAT WAS CUT WAS MORE THAN 10MM. DR. MEASURED THE GAP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSAL RESECTION GUIDE AND THE MIS ADJUSTMENT BLOCK THAT WAS PLACED IN THE FEMORAL ALIGNMENT GUIDE. THE DOCTOR MEASURED THAT GAP AT 13MM. DOCTOR SAID JOINT LINE WAS ELEVATED AND HE NEEDED TO USE A 16MM POLY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8804334 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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