TEMA Elbow 9015.90.006Recalls & reported problems
Limacorporate SPA · TEMA Elbow - Screwdriver Shaft for Axle T15 · Class 1
All models of TEMA Elbow (15)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 08033390207935), received between Oct 3, 2024 and Sep 19, 2025 — classified as 4 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 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. 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
- Break3
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 19, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem
ELBOW REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6)2025, DUE TO DISASSOCIATION OF COMPONENTS. HUMERAL BODY WITH SAFETY SCREW DISENGAGED FROM MODULAR SPACER. THIS REVISION IS REGISTERED AS INTERNAL COMPLAINT (B)(4) AND REPORTED TO THE FDA WITH MFR. 3008021110-2025-00115. DURING THE REVISION SURGERY, THE FOLLOWING DRIVER FOR 2NM TORQUE LIMITER USED FOR FINAL IMPLANT ASSEMBLY BROKE IN IMPLANTING THE NEW AXLE: SCREWDRIVER SHAFT FOR AXLE (PART CODE 9015.90.006, LOT NUMBER 24BQ0A7). MOREOVER, THE TIP OF A REVISION/CONVERSION AXLE EXTRACTOR DRIVER BROKE INSIDE THE AXLE PREVIOUSLY IMPLANTED WHILE TRYING TO IMPLANT NEW ONE: THIS EVENT IS REGISTERED AS INTERNAL COMPLAINT (B)(4) AND REPORTED TO THE FDA WITH MFR. 3008021110-2025-00117. WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT. THE EVENT HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23094566 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2025Break; Break
INTRA-OPERATIVE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING AN ELBOW SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2025. THE SURGEON TRIED LINKING IMPLANTS USING AXLE ON A TOTAL ELBOW ARTHROPLASTY AND TIP OF DRIVER BROKE INSIDE THE AXLE WHILE TRYING TO IMPLANT. NO BROKEN PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THE INSTRUMENT INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT IS THE FOLLOWING: - SCREWDRIVER SHAFT FOR AXLE (PART CODE 9015.90.006, LOT NUMBER 23BQ096) THE EVENT HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22694126 ↗MalfunctionOct 15, 2024Break; Break
DURING AN ELBOW SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024, THE INSTRUMENT SCREWDRIVER SHAFT FOR AXLE (PART CODE 9015.90.006, LOT NUMBER 22BQ06Y) BROKE AFTER USING THE TORQUE LIMITING DRIVER TO INSERT THE AXLE. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION RECEIVED, THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT BROKE WHEN TIGHTENING THE AXLE. THE PATIENT IS A FEMALE, 78 YEARS OLD. THE EVENT HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20448962 ↗MalfunctionOct 3, 2024Break; Break
INTRA-OPERATIVE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING AN ELBOW REVISION SURGERY PERFORMED ON (B)(6)2024. THE SCREWDRIVER SHAFT FOR AXLE (PART CODE 9015.90.006, LOT NUMBER 23BQ096) BROKE WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE AXLE. MIDAS CUTTING TOOL WAS USED TO CUT IMPLANT FOR REMOVAL. THE INSTRUMENT WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE RELATED POST-OPERATIVE ISSUE WAS REGISTERED AS INTERNAL COMPLAINT (B)(4) AND REPORTED TO THE FDA WITH MFR 3008021110-2024-00073. EVENT HAPPENED IN THE UNITED STATES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20358667 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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