HI-FI 8536 (UDI 10653405002048)Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · HiFi SUTURE WITH DOUBLE ARMED MENISCAL NEEDLES, WHITE/BLUE UHMWPE POLYBLEND BRAIDED NON-ABSORABLE SUTURE · Class 2 · Implant
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10653405002048), received between May 11, 2021 and May 11, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K100006); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
Patient problems
- Burning Sensation1
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 11, 2021Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, "THE NEEDLE BROKE DURING USE WITHOUT THE SURGEON'S KNOWLEDGE AND FRAGMENT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT IN THE PATIENT." REPORTER ALSO NOTED THAT THE "PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY PERFORMED BY <> TO REMOVE THE METAL WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A PORTION OF A MENISCUS REPAIR NEEDLE. IT WAS SUCCESSFULLY EXTRACTED."
Patient problems: Burning Sensation; Foreign Body In Patient; Pain
MAUDE report 11805737 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K100006. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-2761-2016 · Aug 5, 2016 · TerminatedNylon Surgical Suture for human use and vet use, sold under brand name Riverlon, Securolon, Weblon. Product is sterile. Part numbers: 663BK 663BL 664BL 928BK Product Usage: For u
- Z-2762-2016 · Aug 5, 2016 · TerminatedPolypropylene Surgical Sutures, brand Webglo, for vet use. Product is sterile. Part number: GP8665 Product Usage: For use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, inc
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- FAST-FIX 72202469Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE561 reports
- FAST-FIX 72205676Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE439 reports
- Arthrex® AR-4501Arthrex, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE403 reports
- FAST-FIX 72205324Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE383 reports
- LUPINE ORTHOCORD 210712Medos International Sàrl · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE357 reports
- FAST-FIX 72201494Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SUTURE, NONABSORBABLE, SYNTHETIC, POLYETHYLENE249 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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