NA SD310.230Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 2.5 DRILL BIT WITH QUICK COUPLING/180MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982003973), received between Sep 11, 2018 and Sep 11, 2018 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 reports).
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
- Break3
- Entrapment of Device3
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient3
- No Code Available3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 11, 2018Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2018, PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A TRAUMA CASE WITH A BROKEN PELVIS. DURING THE SURGERY, FOUR (4) DRILL BITS WITH QUICK COUPLING BROKE AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT. THE SURGEON WAS GETTING AN UNKNOWN SCREW IN THE PELVIS AND DID NOT HAVE MANY CHANCES. SURGEON HAD TO RISK NOT GETTING PROPER FIXATION DUE TO THE DRILL BIT BREAKAGE. PATIENT HAD TO RECEIVE A DIFFERENT OPERATIVE PLAN. REPORTEDLY, FOUR DRILL BIT TIPS REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH 30 MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.5 DRILL BIT WITH QUICK COUPLING/180MM. THIS IS REPORT 3 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available
MAUDE report 7865151 ↗InjurySep 11, 2018Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2018, PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A TRAUMA CASE WITH A BROKEN PELVIS. DURING THE SURGERY, FOUR (4) DRILL BITS WITH QUICK COUPLING BROKE AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT. THE SURGEON WAS GETTING AN UNKNOWN SCREW IN THE PELVIS AND DID NOT HAVE MANY CHANCES. SURGEON HAD TO RISK NOT GETTING PROPER FIXATION DUE TO THE DRILL BIT BREAKAGE. PATIENT HAD TO RECEIVE A DIFFERENT OPERATIVE PLAN. REPORTEDLY, FOUR DRILL BIT TIPS REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH 30 MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.5 DRILL BIT WITH QUICK COUPLING/180MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available
MAUDE report 7865150 ↗InjurySep 11, 2018Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) 2018, PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR A TRAUMA CASE WITH A BROKEN PELVIS. DURING THE SURGERY, FOUR (4) DRILL BITS WITH QUICK COUPLING BROKE AT THE EXACT SAME SPOT. THE SURGEON WAS GETTING AN UNKNOWN SCREW IN THE PELVIS AND DID NOT HAVE MANY CHANCES. SURGEON HAD TO RISK NOT GETTING PROPER FIXATION DUE TO THE DRILL BIT BREAKAGE. PATIENT HAD TO RECEIVE A DIFFERENT OPERATIVE PLAN. REPORTEDLY, FOUR DRILL BIT TIPS REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH 30 MINUTES SURGICAL DELAY. PATIENT OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 2.5 DRILL BIT WITH QUICK COUPLING/180MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available
MAUDE report 7865143 ↗
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- 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 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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