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Shoulder Instruments 14.00002Recalls & reported problems

Medacta International SA · Shoulder disposable k-wire - Ø2.5 · Class 1

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07630971259171), received between May 13, 2025 and Sep 9, 2026 — classified as 11 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Fracture” (8 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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Fracture8
  • Break2
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions8
  • Foreign Body In Patient3

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 9, 2026Fracture

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50692277 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 9, 2026Fracture

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50692275 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 4, 2026Fracture

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50125772 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 4, 2026Fracture

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50125771 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 30, 2026Fracture

    THEK-WIRE D 2.5 X 200 MM BROKE DURING REAMING OF THE CENTRAL GLENOID PEG. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE REAMING WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED DURING THE PREPARATION OF THIS PEG. IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN FRAGMENT OF THE K-WIRE (APPROXIMATELY 2 CM LONG) DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE SURGEON COMPLETED THE PROCEDURE AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED THE SHOULDER PROSTHESIS IN THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25663782 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 30, 2026Fracture

    DURING A SHOULDER SURGERY, A 2.5 MM K-WIRE WAS INSERTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME BENT. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE DEFORMATION WAS NOT RELATED TO THE PSI GUIDES BUT OCCURRED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RETRACTOR MANIPULATION AFTER K-WIRE PLACEMENT. DURING THE PREPARATION OF THE PEG HOLE USING THE 35 MM PEG REAMER IN COMBINATION WITH THE STOP GUIDE, SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE WAS ENCOUNTERED. THIS WAS INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT`S DENSE BONE QUALITY, AND DRILLING WAS CONTINUED WITH ADDITIONAL FORCE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE K-WIRE, IT WAS NOTED THAT A FRAGMENT HAD FRACTURED AND REMAINED IN SITU. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETRIEVE THE RETAINED FRAGMENT, AS RETRIEVAL WAS CONSIDERED UNFEASIBLE. THE RETAINED FRAGMENT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE IMPLANTATION PROCEDURE, AND THE CUSTOM-MADE IMPLANT WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED WITHOUT ANY RELATED COMPLICATIONS.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 25663311 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Fracture

    THE K-WIRE D 2.5 X 200MM BROKE AND WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT AS IT IS STUCK IN THE BONE AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. PATIENT`S BONE QUALITY REPORTED TO BE NORMAL.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25529110 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Fracture

    THE K-WIRE D 2.5 X 200MM BROKE AND WAS LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. PATIENT`S BONE QUALITY REPORTED TO BE NORMAL.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25528753 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 18, 2026Break

    AFTER DRILLING THE CENTRAL PEG HOLE FOR THE BASEPLATE, THE K-WIRE FRACTURED. THE FRAGMENT BECAME LODGED IN THE PATIENT`S BONE AND COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 24625499 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 3, 2026Break

    WHILE DRILLING THE CENTRAL HOLE FOR THE BASEPLATE COMPONENT, THE K-WIRE FRACTURED. THE BROKEN FRAGMENT COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED, AND THE SURGEON DECIDED TO LEAVE THE FRAGMENT IN THE PATIENT. THE SURGERY WAS PROLONGED BY ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 24494908 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 13, 2025Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    THE K-WIRE WAS OBSERVED IN THE PATIENT BODY AFTER THE SITE CLOSURE AT POST-OPERATIVE IMAGE. AFTER THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED, THE INCISION WAS PROMPTLY REOPENED AND THE K-WIRE WAS REMOVED. THE CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT IT WAS PUSHED WHEN DRILLING FOR CENTRAL PEG, THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. DELAY TIME 1 HOUR, TOTAL SURGERY TIME 4 HOURS.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22010869 ↗

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.