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
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 ↗
Other BIT, DRILL devices
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- QUICKSET 2274-35-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIT, DRILL770 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-30-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIT, DRILL761 reports
- NA 03.037.022Synthes GmbH · BIT, DRILL339 reports
- NA 323.062Synthes GmbH · BIT, DRILL309 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-45-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIT, DRILL211 reports
- LCS 2366-83-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL207 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-52-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL186 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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