ULTRAPOWER 00702114100Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · ULTRAPOWER BUR, WIRE PASS (COPPER), 1.5MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10845854003459), received between Dec 27, 2022 and Dec 27, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Fragmentation1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 27, 2022Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation
THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE DEVICE, 00702114100, 1.5MM ULTRAPOWER BUR, WIRE PASS, WAS BEING USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿ULTRAPOWER BUR WIRE PASS WAS BROKEN DURING BRAIN SURGERY TO OPEN A BONE HOLE IN THE SKULL.¿ FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT THE DEVICE DID FRAGMENT AND WAS RETRIEVED USING ¿SOMETHING LIKE FORCEPS¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATE ¿BACKUP PRODUCT¿. THE PATIENT'S CURRENT STATUS WAS REPORTED AS "THERE IS NO PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH THE PATIENT". THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16053045 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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