NA 03.614.022Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · ROD/PLATE BENDER · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10705034714936), received between Feb 21, 2017 and Sep 25, 2019 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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
- Break2
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 25, 2019Break; Break
THE FLAT SPRING BAR BROKE OFF DURING ROD BENDING. NOTHING FEEL IN THE PATIENT AS THIS PART WAS DONE ON THE SIDE OVER A STERILE TABLE. THE INSTRUMENT IS AVAILABLE FOR RETURN, BUT THE BROKEN PIECE WAS DISCARDED BY HOSPITAL PERSONNEL. THERE IS NO SURGICAL DELAY ARE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN COUNTRY AS FOLLOWS: (B)(6). CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN ROD (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 1 FOR 1 (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9119642 ↗MalfunctionFeb 21, 2017Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES (B)(4) REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN CERVICAL SPINE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017, WHILE THE SURGEON WAS USING A SYNTHES ROD BENDER, A PIECE OF THE BENDER BROKE OFF. THERE WAS REPORTEDLY A FIVE MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SIMILAR/LIKE PRODUCT. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN SYNTHES ROD (PART UNKNOWN, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COM-(B)(4).
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6345991 ↗
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- EXPEDIUM 299704195Medos International Sàrl · BENDER9 reports
- ALTALYNE 5161-04-1700Medos International Sàrl · BENDER8 reports
- EXPEDIUM 299704185Medos International Sàrl · BENDER8 reports
- NA 03.161.057Synthes GmbH · BENDER5 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279763860Medos International Sàrl · BENDER4 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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