INSTRUMENT 6541-2-046Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · SIZE 4-6 KEEL PUNCH ASSY TRIATHLON INSTRUMENTS · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327240924), received between Apr 25, 2022 and Aug 31, 2024 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 31, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
THE INCIDENT WAS DURING A MAKO LEFT TKA PROCEDURE, ALTHOUGH MAY NOT BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO STRYKER KIT AS THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT, SUCH AS SCLEROTIC BONE QUALITY. A SURGEON HAD USED INTRA-INCISIONAL 4.0MM TIBIAL PINS, PLACED ABOUT 4-5CM BELOW THE PLATEAU AS RECOMMENDED. THE CASE PROCEEDED AS EXPECTED UNTIL THE TIBIAL PINS WERE REMOVED, AND THE TIBIAL KEEL PUNCH WAS USED TO PREPARE THE TIBIA FOR AN IMPLANT. WHILST IMPACTING THE KEEL PUNCH, THE TIBIA FRACTURED THROUGH BOTH HOLES IN WHICH THE PINS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN, AND THEREFORE A PROXIMAL TIBIAL PLATE WAS REQUIRED TO BE USED AS WELL AS INTRA-OPERATIVE X-RAYING IN ORDER TO GET THE CORRECT PLATE PLACEMENT. THIS PATIENT WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DISCHARGED AS A DAY CASE AS FAR AS I AM AWARE HOWEVER THEY WERE PLANNED FOR A STANDARD MAKO PS TKA WITH A PRIMARY BASEPLATE AND ENDED UP WITH A MAKO PS TKA WITH UNIVERSAL BASEPLATE AND PROXIMAL TIBIAL PLATE. TOURNIQUET WAS USED.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 20114671 ↗InjuryApr 25, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
A MEDIAL TIBIAL FRACTURE OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF A KEEL PUNCH ON THE TIBIA.
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 14194165 ↗
Other PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER devices
- ATTUNE 1506-00-005Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER589 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-004Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER580 reports
- JOURNEY 74012812Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER502 reports
- JOURNEY 74011856Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER438 reports
- PERSONA™ 42-5099-094-00Zimmer, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER406 reports
- JOURNEY 74011857Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER388 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-007Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER288 reports
- ATTUNE 1506-00-003Depuy (Ireland) · PROSTHESIS, KNEE, PATELLOFEMOROTIBIAL, SEMI-CONSTRAINED, CEMENTED, POLYMER/METAL/POLYMER271 reports
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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