NA 03.820.161SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes (U.S.A.) LP · 2.0MM MILLING BIT-STERILE · 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 10705034731858), received between Aug 19, 2019 and Aug 19, 2019 — 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.
MalfunctionAug 19, 2019Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, A MILLING BIT BROKE WHILE TORQUING DURING AN UNKNOWN SURGERY. CHISELS WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. SURGICAL PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN TORQUE (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.0 MM MILLING BIT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8906919 ↗
Other BIT, SURGICAL devices
- Tornier Perform MWJ127Tornier, Inc. · BIT, SURGICAL114 reports
- NA 310.534Synthes GmbH · BIT, SURGICAL64 reports
- NA 4200355042Stryker Corporation · BIT, SURGICAL34 reports
- ACUFEX 72204044Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIT, SURGICAL25 reports
- NA 03.168.011Synthes GmbH · BIT, SURGICAL20 reports
- ACUFEX 72204042Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIT, SURGICAL19 reports
- ACUFEX 72204046Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIT, SURGICAL16 reports
- ACUFEX 72204045Smith & Nephew, Inc. · BIT, SURGICAL14 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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