NA 03.809.900Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RETRACTOR HANDLE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10705034726540), received between Sep 23, 2019 and Sep 23, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Component Missing” (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
- Component Missing1
Patient problems
- No Code Available1
- 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.
InjurySep 23, 2019Component Missing; Component Missing
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES EUROPE REPORTS AN EVENT IN ARGENTINA AS FOLLOWS: DURING A CAGE ORACLE LUMBAR SURGERY LATERAL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PRODUCT IS MISSING A SCREW, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE VALVES TO BE PLACED IN THE RETRACTOR. THE SEPARATOR COULD NOT BE USED AT THE TIME OF SURGERY AND THEREFORE THE IMPLANT COULD NOT BE PLACED, THE RETRACTOR WAS FUNDAMENTAL FOR ITS PLACEMENT. IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO MAKE THE IMPLANT PLACEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE NO REPROGRAM DATE SCHEDULED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) ORACLE RETRACTOR HANDLE.
Patient problems: No Code Available; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9106408 ↗
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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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