NA 388.656Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · AWL WITH PALM 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 10705034773728), received between Sep 29, 2020 and Sep 29, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Fatigue1
- Hypoesthesia1
- Hyporesponsive to stimuli1
- Injury1
- Nerve Damage1
- No Code Available1
- Paresis1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 29, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED DURING A LUMBO SACRAL FUSION AT THE LEVEL OF VERTEBRA L4-L5-S1 PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2014, THE TIP OF THE AWL BROKE OFF AND CAUSED A DURAL TEAR. A SMALL QUANTITY OF ISOBETADINE WAS INJECTED IN THE INTRATHECAL SPACE. POST-SURGERY THE PATIENT SHOWS PARESIS OF ¿FOOT LIFTERS¿ 1/5 BILATERAL WITH SENSITIVITY ISSUES IN DERMATOMES L5 AND S1 WITHOUT RADIATING PAIN IN THE LEGS.
Patient problems: Fatigue; Hypoesthesia; Hyporesponsive to stimuli; Injury; Nerve Damage; No Code Available; Paresis; Unspecified Tissue Injury; Weakness
MAUDE report 10600930 ↗
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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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