NA 03.816.030Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · INSTRUMENT FOR BONE ANCHOR/ WINGLETS AND BLADE EXTENSION · 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 10705034730783), received between Sep 1, 2020 and Sep 1, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
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.
MalfunctionSep 1, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE REPORTER ORDERED INSTRUMENTS TO USE IN TRAINING. WHEN THE REPORTER WAS PREPARING TO DO A VIDEO ON THE ASSEMBLY ON THE INSIGHT LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM, ONE OF THE NEW INSTRUMENTS WAS BROKEN. THE INSTRUMENT FOR BONE ANCHOR/WINGLET/BLADE EXTENSION WAS THREADED INTO THE DESIGNATED SLOT ON THE WINGLET-LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO UNTHREAD THE DEVICE. THERE WERE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO DISCONNECT THE TWO INSTRUMENTS WHICH RESULTED IN THE TIP OF THE DRIVER BREAKING OFF INSIDE THE WINGLET. THIS RENDERED BOTH ITEMS UNUSABLE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR PROCEDURE INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR 1 INSTRUMENT FOR BONE ANCHOR/ WINGLETS AND BLADE EXTENSION. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10480537 ↗
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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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