LCP 03.113.012Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · NEUTRAL DRILL GUIDE F/3.5MM LCP PERCUTANEOUS INSTR SYS · Class 1
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Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982072795), received between Apr 5, 2024 and Apr 5, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
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.
MalfunctionApr 5, 2024Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN JAPAN AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2024, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT UNKNOWN SURGERY WITH A PHILOS MIPO DEVICE. WHILE PERFORMING INTERNAL FIXATION, IN A DRILL SLEEVE, DRILL BIT BROKE OFF. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHIN EXTRA 30 MINUTES. POSTOPERATIVE X-RAY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO RESIDUE IN PATIENT¿S BODY. ACCORDING TO OPERATOR, THE DRILL WAS PULLED OFF TOWARD STANDARD ROTATION DEPENDING ON IT TOOK EXTRA FORCE, ACCORDINGLY ITS BIT WAS LIKELY STUCK IN SLIT IN SLEEVE, SO THE CONDITIONS LIKELY WAS BLAME. OUR SALES REP CONVINCED THE GRIEVANCE WHICH STEMMED FROM SURGEON¿S POOR TECHNIQUE. ADDITIONALLY, BROKEN BIT WAS REPORTED AS STILL TIGHTLY GETS STUCK IN SLEEVE, AND TAKING IT AWAY APPEARED TO BE HARD. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DRILLSL Ø2.5 F/NEUTRAL POSITION PRECUT THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19055360 ↗
Other GAUGE, DEPTH devices
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- NA 03.010.072Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH133 reports
- MULTILOC 03.019.017Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH119 reports
- NA 319.01Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH113 reports
- NA 319.004Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH82 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-60-000Depuy (Ireland) · GAUGE, DEPTH68 reports
- NA 319.09Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH65 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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