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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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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