NA 2447-26-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · DRILL 6mm · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295124818), received between Aug 15, 2017 and Jul 3, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 2 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 3, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN INITIAL SURGERY PERFORMED WITH THE IMPLANTS IN QUESTION AT OTHER FACILITY. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CEMENTLESS STEM AML-PLUS WAS FIXED WITH CEMENT. ON (B)(6) 2009, THE SECOND SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE DISLOCATION OF THE CUP. THE CUP, LINER AND HEAD WERE REPLACE WITH DURALOCK, ENDURON POLYLINER, AND AML HEAD. ON (B)(6) 2025, THE THIRD SURGERY WAS PERFORMED DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE DISTAL STEM WHICH FIXED WITH THE CEMENT. IN THE THIRD REVISION SURGERY, A CENTERING CONE 6MM DRILL WAS USED TO REMOVE THE CEMENT PLUG REMAINING IN THE FEMORAL BONE MARROW. THE PLUG HAD CEMENT ATTACHED AROUND IT, AND IT BROKE INSIDE THE FEMORAL BONE MARROW BEFORE IT COULD BE REACHED. THE BROKEN DRILL WAS RETRIEVED FROM INSIDE THE BODY. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS RELATED TO (B)(4) WHICH REPORTS THE SECOND SURGERY DUE TO THE CUP DISLOCATION AND (B)(4) WHICH REPORTS THE THIRD SURGERY DUE TO THE STEM BREAKAGE. THIS PC REPORTS THE DRILL BREAKAGE OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD SURGERY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22395428 ↗MalfunctionJan 11, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE SURGERY VIA THA FOR OA FOR THE HIP JOINT WITH THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION. THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WAS USED IN A CASE IN WHICH A TEMPORARY BONE WAS FORMED JUST ABOVE THE LESSER TROCHANTER AFTER AN EXTERNAL FEMORAL OSTEOTOMY. THE PRODUCT IN QUESTION WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE THE PATIENT'S TEMPORARY BONE WAS HARD. DUE TO THE PROXIMAL FEMUR, ALL FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES TO REPLACE ANOTHER PRODUCT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHIN 30 MINUTES DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18492081 ↗InjuryAug 15, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A DEPUY DRILL BIT WAS USED TO BUST THROUGH DISTAL CEMENT. THE BIT BROKE OFF IN THE PATIENTS FEMUR AND WAS REALIZED IN THE POST OP FILMS. SURGEON DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK IN AND RETRIEVE THE BROKEN BIT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 6794734 ↗
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- 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 2274-56-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL275 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-45-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIT, DRILL211 reports
- LCS 2366-83-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL207 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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