NA 03.207.008Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 5.0MM/7.3MM STEPPED DRILL BIT 20MM STEP FOR SCFE SCREW · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982075987), received between Aug 29, 2019 and Aug 29, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 29, 2019Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYSIS (SCFE) PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE SURGEON ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE WITH THE DRILL BIT WHERE IT WAS BINDING AND PUSHING ON THE GUIDE WIRE ALONG WITH THE DRILL BIT. THE LEFT HIP WAS DONE FIRST. THE SURGEON REPORTED THAT THE GUIDEWIRE PUSHED THE FEMORAL HEAD AND INTO THE ACETABULAR AREA; ALTHOUGH, IT WAS NOT SURE IF THE ACETABULUM WAS COMPLETELY PENETRATED. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE SAME DRILL BIT WAS PROBLEMATIC ON THE CONTRA LATERAL SIDE; THE SURGEON HAD TO BE EXTRA CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT THE SAME ISSUE WOULD NOT OCCUR. IT WAS NOTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE FOUR (4) GUIDE WIRES BENT; HOWEVER ONLY ONE OF THE WIRES PENETRATED THE ACETABULUM ON THE RIGHT HIP. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED DESPITE THE DRILL BIT ISSUE. THERE WAS A THIRTY TO FORTY-FIVE (30-45) MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: SCFE SCREW (PART 02.207.626, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), SCFE SCREW (PART 02.207.625, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1), OVAL WASHER (PART 02.207.637, LOT UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS REPORT IS FOR A DRILL BIT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Injury
MAUDE report 8944773 ↗
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- QUICKSET 2274-56-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL275 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-45-500Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · BIT, DRILL211 reports
- LCS 2366-83-000Depuy (Ireland) · BIT, DRILL207 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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