NA 6020-17-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · SLOTTED MALLET · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 5
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295178439), received between Jun 18, 2020 and May 7, 2022 — classified as 5 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Material Twisted/Bent2
- Naturally Worn1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 7, 2022Naturally Worn; Naturally Worn
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLASTIC CAP ON THE MALLET IS STRIPPED. IT WILL NOT STAY ON THE MALLET. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14317208 ↗MalfunctionApr 1, 2021Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT THE SURGERY VIA BHA WITH THE SLOTTED MALLET IN QUESTION. DURING THE SURGERY, THE RESIN PART OF THE SLOTTED MALLET CAME OFF. THE SURGEON TRIED TO ATTACH THE RESIN PART TO THE SLOTTED MALLET, BUT HE COULDN¿T BECAUSE THE THREAD PART WAS DAMAGED. THE SURGEON USED IT WITHOUT THE RESIN PART IN THE SURGERY AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER THE SURGERY, THE SALES REP TRIED TO ATTACH THE RESIN PART TO THE SLOTTED MALLET, BUT THE SAME EVENT WAS CONFIRMED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. BECAUSE IT WAS CONFIRMED DURING SURGERY THAT THE THREAD OF THE RESIN PART OF THE SLOTTED MALLET HAD LOOSENED, THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE RESIN PART BEFORE USE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11605432 ↗MalfunctionDec 11, 2020Break; Break
THE PRIMARY SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020 VIA TKA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE SURGERY, THE WHITE PLASTIC PART OF THE MALLET CAME OFF. THERE WAS NO HARMS TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 10992224 ↗MalfunctionSep 22, 2020Break; Material Twisted/Bent; Break; Material Twisted/Bent
THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE (P/N:242122000 OR P/N: 602017000)¿S PLASTIC TOP HEAD PART CAME OFF. THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE FOR THE SURGERY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. THE HOSPITAL STAFF TOLD THAT IT SEEMED THAT THE DEVICE¿S PLASTIC PART STRIPPED AND CAME OFF EASILY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10567245 ↗MalfunctionJun 18, 2020Break; Break
THE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2020. DURING THE SURGERY, THE PLASTIC PART OF THE HUMMER (P/N:602017000) CAME OFF, AND THE SURGEON COULD NOT ATTACH IT TO THE HUMMER. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10170905 ↗
Other MALLET, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY devices
- ACCLAIM 2722-90-971Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · MALLET, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY1 report
- V. Mueller OS1519Steris Corporation · MALLET, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY1 report
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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