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NA 03.616.038Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · TISSUE RETRACTOR-END/LONG · Class 1

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 10705034716305), received between Nov 12, 2019 and Nov 12, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (1 report).

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

  • Device-Device Incompatibility1

Patient problems

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionNov 12, 2019Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT PERFORMING A MATRIX MIS TIME THE NURSE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES TO LOADING A SCREW ONTO THE RETRACTOR TISSUE (LONG). ALSO, DURING THE FINAL TIGHTENING OF THE HANDLE TORQUE LIMITING WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AND SURGEON REQUESTED TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN SCREW (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR 1 (B)(4). .

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 9312046 ↗

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