NA 03.113.014Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · HANDLE F/PERCUTANEOUS THREADED DRILL GUIDES · Class 1
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 10886982072818), received between Sep 29, 2020 and Sep 29, 2020 — 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Device-Device Incompatibility1
Patient problems
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 29, 2020Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TIBIAL PLATEAU CASE ON (B)(6) 2020, THE UNKNOWN AIMING ARM AND THE 1.6 MM THREADED WIRE GUIDE WAS FUSED TOGETHER WITH THE HANDLE FOR DRILL SLEEVES AND COULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET THOSE PIECES APART WHICH EACH OTHER. THE ISSUE CAUSED A SMALL DELAY TO THE PROCEDURE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED ON THE CASE. PATIENT STATUS AND SURGICAL OUTCOMES WAS SUCCESSFUL. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES THREE (3) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR (1) HANDLE F/PERCUTANEOUS THREADED DRILL GUIDES. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 3 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 10600030 ↗
Other GAUGE, DEPTH devices
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- 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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