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QUICKSET 2274-56-000Recalls & reported problems

Depuy (Ireland) · QUICKSET 3.8mm DIA DRILL BIT 25mm · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Quick summary

This DePuy QuickSet drill bit is a surgical drill bit used in orthopedic surgery. Of its 278 reports, 276 are malfunction reports, mostly describing the bit breaking, sometimes before surgery, and 2 are injury reports. There were no deaths, and no recalls name this device.

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Adverse event reports
275
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
2
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 275 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295109310), received between Jul 11, 2017 and Aug 7, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 273 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (205 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 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 2 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 1 reportsFeb 2024: 6 reportsMar 2024: 1 reportsApr 2024: 3 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 3 reportsJul 2024: 1 reportsAug 2024: 1 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 3 reportsDec 2024: 1 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 1 reportsApr 2025: 4 reportsMay 2025: 7 reportsJun 2025: 7 reportsJul 2025: 7 reportsAug 2025: 3 reportsSep 2025: 3 reportsOct 2025: 2 reportsNov 2025: 2 reportsDec 2025: 6 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 2 reportsMar 2026: 3 reportsApr 2026: 5 reportsMay 2026: 3 reportsJun 2026: 7 reportsJul 2026: 1 reportsAug 2026: 2 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520267
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break205
  • Naturally Worn37
  • Material Deformation18
  • Failure to Cut16
  • Device-Device Incompatibility10
  • Material Twisted/Bent7
  • Dull, Blunt3
  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions203
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient36
  • Insufficient Information20
  • Not Applicable9
  • No Code Available7
  • No Information5
  • No Patient Involvement3
  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 275 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionAug 7, 2026Break

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50174995 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 6, 2026Break; Material Deformation

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50164340 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 27, 2026Break

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50045053 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 25, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO SURGERY IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DRILL BITS WERE BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25621115 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 22, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THE DRILL BIT BROKE. NO PATIENT IMPACT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. NO KNOWN PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25575847 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A DRILL BIT BROKE. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25535122 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 16, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THA THE DRILL BIT BROKE WHILE DRILLING FOR THE ACETABULAR SCREW. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE FRAGMENTS WERE EASILY REMOVED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, AND THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25522537 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 10, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO (2) 25 MM DRILL BITS WERE BROKE WHILE TRYING TO DRILL FOR SCREWS.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25460872 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 9, 2026Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE HOSPITALS CONSIGNMENT PINNACLE SCREW TRAY- 2 DRILL BITS BENT/ DAMAGED DURING CASE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY FRAGMENTS OR CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25448363 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 9, 2026Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED THE DEVICES WERE DAMAGED INTRAOPERATIVELY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25444183 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 27, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT, DURING A TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY, THE REGISTRAR BROKE DRILL BITS WHILE PREPARING FOR AN ACETABULAR SCREW. THE SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THE FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED EASILY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION. THERE WERE NO PATIENT STATUS CHANGES, ADVERSE OUTCOMES, OR CONSEQUENCES. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25301260 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 1, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THA FOR HIP OA. THE DRILL BIT FRACTURED WITHIN THE DRILL GUIDE WHILE CREATING AN ACETABULAR SCREW HOLE. THE FRACTURED BIT WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED TO THE NON-STERILE AREA, AND A NEW BIT WAS USED. INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING CONFIRMED THAT NO FRAGMENTS REMAINED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25059122 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 1, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SPECIALIST USED THE 25" " MM QUICKSET DRILL BIT FROM STOCK. THE BIT FRACTURED DURING DRILLING. THE BIT AND ITS FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED. ANOTHER IDENTICAL BIT FROM STOCK WAS USED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT AFFECTING THE PATIENT OR ALTERING SURGICAL TIMES. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25058942 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 30, 2026Break; Scratched Material

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STERILE SERVICES DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE DRILL BITS HAD SNAPPED AFTER STERILIZATION AND WERE HEAVILY SCRATCHED OR DAMAGED. ALL AFFECTED ITEMS WERE DISPOSED OF ONSITE, AND THERE WAS NO IMPACT ON ANY PATIENT, WITH ALL BROKEN PIECES ACCOUNTED FOR AND NONE LEFT INSIDE A PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25048775 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 27, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DRILL BIT WAS BROKEN IN THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 25002736 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 14, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE, THE DRILL BIT BROKE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24875751 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 6, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE THE BROCADE WAS BEING PERFORMED TO PLACE ACETABULAR SCREWS, THE DRILL BIT WAS FRACTURED INSIDE THE ACETABULUM; HOWEVER, IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED WITH A GOUGE, LEAVING NO FRAGMENTS ON THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24791532 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 1, 2026Break

    DURING THE PROCEDURE IT IS PRESENTED THAT WHEN THE SPECIALIST USED THE DRILL BIT 2.5MM REF 227456000 LOT NG132465 OF THE EQUIPMENT N° 41024413 IT WAS BROKEN WHILE THE BROCADE WAS BEING MADE, A PROMPT SOLUTION WAS GIVEN IN THIS REGARD, REMOVING THE FRAGMENTS OF THE SPLIT BIT AND CHANGING THE BIT FOR ANOTHER BIT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE PATIENT AND WITHOUT ALTERATIONS IN THE SURGICAL TIMES.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24757169 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DRILL BIT SNAPPED DURING USE. BOTH BITS WERE RETRIEVED. ANOTHER DRILL BIT WAS OPENED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE AND NO SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24703763 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 19, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT BROKE DURING HIP SURGERY. IT SNAPPED IN HALF BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24637662 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 12, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN DRILLING FOR THE ACETABULAR SCREWS, THE DRILL BIT BREAKS WITHOUT CAUSING HARM TO THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24582452 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 25, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THREE (3) DRILL BITS BROKE INTRAOPERATIVELY. ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED AND NOTHING LEFT IN THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24447324 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 6, 2026Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) PROCEDURE ON THE ACETABULUM USING THE QUICKSET 3.8 DIMTR DR BIT 25MM DEVICE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DRILL BIT BROKE WHEN DRILLING WAS PERFORMED TO CREATE A HOLE AND INSERT AN ACETABULUM SCREW. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BROKEN DRILL BIT WAS CHANGED AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 24278614 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT 25MM FLEXIBLE DRILL BIT WAS BROKEN.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23872485 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 18, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY (THA) FOR RIGHT ACETABULAR APLASIA USING THE DRILL. DURING THE PROCEDURE THE DRILL BROKE WHEN THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO DRILL AFTER THE CUP WAS PLACED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23840478 ↗

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