Skip to content

NA 03.100.039Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM WIDTH · Class 1

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982070883), received between Mar 30, 2017 and Nov 21, 2023 — classified as 5 malfunctions.

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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break3
  • Failure to Cut2
  • Corroded1
  • Material Deformation1
  • Material Fragmentation1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionNov 21, 2023Break; Failure to Cut; Break; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON OCTOBER 30, 2023, TWO OSTEOTOMES SEEMED TO BE DULL AND HAD SMALL CHIPPING BETWEEN THEM. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO REPORTED DELAY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM WIDTH. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 18185262 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 8, 2023Break; Failure to Cut; Break; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE, THIS IS T BY 5.3 INVOLVING TWO PIECES EXERTION OF CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM WIDTH & CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15MM WIDTH. THESE ITEMS ARE DULL AND CHIPPED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAIN INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM WIDTH THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17090936 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 23, 2020Corroded; Corroded

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15 MM AND 20 MM WIDTH WERE PITTING ON THE EDGE OF THE BLADE DURING THE INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20 MM WIDTH. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

    MAUDE report 10727919 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 30, 2019Material Deformation; Material Deformation

    IT WAS REPORTED ON AUGUST 02, 2019, ONE (1) CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOMY CHISEL, ONE (1) PELVIC OSTEOTOMY CHISELS, ONE (1) ANGLED PELVIC OSTEOTOMES AND ONE (1) BAYONET - SHAPED PELVIC OSTEOTOMES WERE NOTICED TO HAVE GOUGES AND FLATTENING OF THE CUTTING EDGES THROUGH INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT AND PROCEDURE INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR A CURVED PELVIC OSTEOTOMY CHISEL. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 8951664 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 30, 2017Break; Material Fragmentation; Break; Material Fragmentation

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY (PAO) ON (B)(6) 2017 TO TREAT AN UNKNOWN CONDITION, THE WOODEN HANDLE OF THE CURVED OSTEOTOME INSTRUMENT BROKE FROM THE METAL PORTION OF THE DEVICE. THE FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED, NO ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. A SIMILAR INSTRUMENT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED. NO HARM WAS REPORTED TO THE PATIENT. THE SURGERY WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH THE PATIENT IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 6445722 ↗

Other OSTEOTOME devices

All OSTEOTOME devices →

Sources and updates

How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page