NA 03.100.120Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · SPIKED ROUND DISK · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982071170), received between May 5, 2021 and Mar 31, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component3
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING INTRAOPERATIVE USE, THE SPIKED ROUND DISK DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALL SPIKE ANGLED 30° PNTD BALL TIPS 6.5 WHILE ACTIVELY BEING USED ON A PATIENT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 24747262 ↗MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SPIKED DISC ROUND-HO 6.5 DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALL SPIKE ANGLED 30° PNTD BALL TIPS 6.5 WHILE INSIDE THE PATIENT, RESULTING IN A DELAY IN SURGERY AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTION TO SURROUNDING TISSUE DURING REMOVAL.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24746921 ↗MalfunctionMar 30, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE SPIKED ROUND DISK DISCONNECTED FROM THE BALL SPIKE ANGLED 30° PNTD BALL TIPS 6.5 WHILE ACTIVELY BEING USED ON A PATIENT. THE BALL SPIKE ANGLED 15° PNTD BALL TIPS 6.5 WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE INSTRUMENT OF CONCERN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24719231 ↗InjuryMay 5, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN THE (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2021 DURING AN ACETABULAR RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE, THE BALL SPIKE PUSHER WAS USED, WITH A ROUND SPIKED DISC. WHEN THE BALL SPIKE WAS WITHDRAWN, IT BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE DISC, WHICH REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE FOR SIXTY (60) MINUTES TO RETRIEVE THE DISC, AFTER WHICH A CLINICAL DECISION WAS MADE TO LEAVE IT IN SITU. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) SPIKED ROUND DISK. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 11778540 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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