NA 03.100.300Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · STRAIGHT PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15MM · 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 10886982071262), received between Jul 9, 2020 and Dec 15, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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
- Break2
- Defective Component1
- Failure to Cut1
- Material Twisted/Bent1
Patient problems
- Insufficient Information1
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 15, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEPUY SYNTHES HIP PRESERVATION TRAY WAS BEING USED DURING A PERIACETABULAR OSTEOTOMY SURGERY AND THE PIN IN THE HANDLE OF THE OSTEOTOME CAME LOOSE IN THE PATIENT. THE EVENT OCCURED INTRA-OP, NOTICED POST-OP, AND THEREFORE THE PATIENT HAD TO HAVE A SECOND SURGERY TO REMOVE THE PIN.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23810896 ↗MalfunctionSep 13, 2023Break; Failure to Cut; Break; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUTTING BLADES OF THE OSTEOTOMES WERE DULLED AND/OR BROKEN. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES, AS THEY WERE NOT PATIENT-RELATED ISSUES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) STRAIGHT PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17737109 ↗MalfunctionSep 17, 2020Defective Component; Defective Component
DEVICE REPORT FROM PORTUGAL REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT THE UNDERWENT FOR PELVIC RING SURGERY. DURING THE SURGERY, WHEN USING THE INSTRUMENT TO PERFORM AN OSTEOTOMY, THE STEEL SUFFERED WITH THE DAMAGE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE SURGERY COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) STRAIGHT PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 10547142 ↗MalfunctionJul 9, 2020Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE DURING AN INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT ONE (1) STARDRIVE SCREWDRIVER'S END WAS PITTED, AND ONE (1) STRAIGHT PELVIC OSTEOTOME'S BLADE ON THE END WAS PITTED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. DURING MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATION OF THE RETURNED DEVICES IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE EDGES OF DISTAL TIP OF THE DEVICE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFORMED/BENT. THIS DEVICE CONDITION WAS REASSESSED AND DETERMINED TO BE REPORTABLE ON JULY 1, 2020. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) STRAIGHT PELVIC OSTEOTOME 15MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10254867 ↗
Other OSTEOTOME devices
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- NA 2002-31-000Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME61 reports
- Watson Extraction System 17601Depuy (Ireland) · Osteotome60 reports
- MORELAND 2422-10-000Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · OSTEOTOME53 reports
- SIGMA 2024-47-111Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME43 reports
- Watson Extraction System 17001Depuy (Ireland) · Osteotome41 reports
- CS-PLUS/CSL-PLUS 75002165Smith & Nephew, Inc. · OSTEOTOME35 reports
- NA 2002-25-000Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME31 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 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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