INSTRUMENT 6541-2-013Recalls & reported problems
Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · SIZE 1-3 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
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 07613327240986), received between Mar 12, 2024 and Mar 12, 2024 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Patient Device Interaction Problem” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Patient Device Interaction Problem1
Patient problems
- Bone Fracture(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 12, 2024Patient Device Interaction Problem; Patient Device Interaction Problem
DURING A LEFT TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT DURING THE KEEL PUNCH PART OF THE SURGERY THE TIBIA SPLIT. ALL INSTRUMENTATION WAS PUT TOGETHER CORRECTLY. THE GUIDE TOWER WAS CORRECT, THE KEEL PUNCH WAS CORRECT AND THE BASEPLATE WAS CORRECT. CASE WENT LONGER THAN USUAL. THE SURGEON DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE, JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS. ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED 14-FEB-2024, "THE PROCEDURE WAS A PRIMARY IMPLANTATION OF STRYKER IMPLANTS. KEEL PUNCH IS THE INSTRUMENT USED WHEN THE TIBIA SPLIT. THE SPECIFIC KEEP PUNCH WAS ONE OF THE ONES FOUND IN OUR MIS 3-6 FEMORAL AND TIBIA PREP TRAY. I WOULDN'T SAY IT WAS TOO SEVERE, BUT THE SPLIT WAS BIG ENOUGH TO NEED 2 SCREWS. SCREWS WERE USED TO ADDRESS THE SPLIT BONE."
Patient problems: Bone Fracture(s)
MAUDE report 18887264 ↗
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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