NA 03.130.210Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.5MM DRILL BIT/K-WIRE ATTCHMT FOR GLIDING HOLE/62MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 6
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982075345), received between Feb 6, 2025 and Mar 26, 2026 — classified as 6 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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Failure to Cut3
- Entrapment of Device2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
- Foreign Body In Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Failure to Cut
DURING SURGERY, THE SURGEON COMPLAINED THAT THE DRILL BITS WERE DULL AND WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING TO THEIR OPTIMAL DRILLING CAPACITY. THESE COMPONENTS WERE DEEMED TO BE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCARDED. IN ADDITION, MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING STAFF IDENTIFIED THAT THE TIPS OF THE SCREWDRIVER SHAFTS WERE BENT AND SLIGHTLY DEFORMED. THESE ITEMS WERE DEEMED TO BE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCARDED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT OR USER HARM. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24698279 ↗MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Failure to Cut
DURING SURGERY, THE SURGEON COMPLAINED THAT THE DRILL BITS WERE DULL AND WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING TO THEIR OPTIMAL DRILLING CAPACITY. THESE COMPONENTS WERE DEEMED TO BE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCARDED. IN ADDITION, MEDICAL DEVICE REPROCESSING STAFF IDENTIFIED THAT THE TIPS OF THE SCREWDRIVER SHAFTS WERE BENT AND SLIGHTLY DEFORMED. THESE ITEMS WERE DEEMED TO BE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCARDED. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT OR USER HARM. THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24698274 ↗MalfunctionMar 18, 2026Failure to Cut
DURING SURGERY, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE IDENTIFIED DRILL BITS LISTED IN THIS COMPLAINT WERE DULL AND WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING TO THEIR OPTIMAL DRILLING CAPACITY. THESE COMPONENTS WERE DEEMED TO BE NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL AND WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISCARDED. REPLACEMENTS ARE REQUIRED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24627487 ↗MalfunctionAug 18, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHEN THE DRILL BIT WAS BEING DRILLED, THE 1.1-INCH DRILL BIT OF THE 1.5-INCH SYSTEM BROKE. THIS PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BY REMOVING THE DRILL BIT ALONG WITH ITS FRAGMENTS. ANOTHER DRILL BIT WITH THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS, ALSO INCLUDED WITH THE EQUIPMENT, WAS PASSED TO THE DOCTOR, THUS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE SURGERY. THIS RESULTED IN NO DISCOMFORT FOR THE SPECIALIST, NO HARM TO THE PATIENT, AND NO ALTERATIONS IN SURGICAL TIMES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22829615 ↗MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
DURING THE PROCEDURE, WHILE DRILLING, THE 1.1 DRILL BIT BROKE, LEAVING THE TIP OF THIS DRILL BIT INSIDE THE PATIENT'S BONE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE, BUT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THIS FRAGMENT OF THE DRILL BIT THAT BROKE, AND THE DOCTOR DECIDED TO LEAVE THE TIP INSIDE THE BONE AND LOOK FOR A NEW HOLE TO DRILL WITH A NEW 1.1 DRILL BIT THAT ALSO CAME WITH THE EQUIPMENT, THUS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE SURGERY. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 21755565 ↗MalfunctionFeb 6, 2025Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED STATES THAT THERE WERE NO BROKEN FRAGMENTS RETAINED IN THE PATIENT AND NO DRILL BIT WAS REMOVED BEFORE SURGERY.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 21323030 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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