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NA 03.211.018Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM · Class 1

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
10
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 10 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982076120), received between Dec 23, 2021 and Sep 9, 2025 — classified as 10 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Cut” (10 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

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 4 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 2 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 1 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520264
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Failure to Cut10

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions9
  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 10 most recent of 10 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 9, 2025Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE CUP AND CONE REAMERS WERE NO LONGER SHARP FOR MTP FUSION JOINT PREP.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 23006148 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 27, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AUGUST 1, 2024, THE DEVICES WERE DULL. THERE WAS NO OPERATION OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM. THIS IS REPORT 8 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20079508 ↗
  • MalfunctionAug 27, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AUGUST 1, 2024, THE DEVICES WERE DULL. THERE WAS NO OPERATION OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM. THIS IS REPORT 6 OF 10 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20079162 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 10, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED ON APRIL 1, 2024 THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND ARE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. THE CASE COULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO: (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19293909 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 10, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2024 THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND ARE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. THE CASE COULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO: (B)(4) AND (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM. THIS IS REPORT 8 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19293804 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 10, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED ON APRIL 1, 2024 THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND ARE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. THE CASE COULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO: (B)(4) THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT PC-(B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19293803 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 10, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2024 THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND ARE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. THE CASE COULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THIS COMPLAINT IS RELATED TO: (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/18MM THIS IS REPORT 7 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19293795 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 23, 2021Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    DEVICE REPORT FROM UNITED (B)(6) AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2021, THE CANNULATED FOOT REAMERS WERE BLUNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A CANNULATED REAMER. THIS IS REPORT 10 OF 20 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13080945 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 23, 2021Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    DEVICE REPORT FROM UNITED KINGDOM REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6), 2021, THE CANNULATED FOOT REAMERS WERE BLUNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A CANNULATED REAMER. THIS IS REPORT 9 OF 20 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13080772 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 23, 2021Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

    DEVICE REPORT FROM (B)(6) REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2021, THE CANNULATED FOOT REAMERS WERE BLUNT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT IS FOR A CANNULATED REAMER. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 20 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13080249 ↗

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