NA 03.211.022Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/22MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 9
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 9 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982076144), received between Dec 23, 2021 and Sep 9, 2025 — classified as 9 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Cut” (9 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
- Failure to Cut9
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions8
- Insufficient Information1
Recent adverse event reports
The 9 most recent of 9 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 23006136 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED DURING SURGERY FOR A FOOT PROCEDURE, ON (B)(6) 2024, THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND WERE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. CANNOT COMPLETE CASE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/22MM FOR (B)(4). (B)(4). IS LINKED TO (B)(4) AND (B)(4) TO CAPTURE ADDITIONAL IMPACTED PRODUCTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19325781 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED DURING SURGERY FOR A FOOT PROCEDURE, ON (B)(6) 2024, THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND WERE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. CANNOT COMPLETE CASE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/22MM FOR (B)(4). (B)(4) TO CAPTURE ADDITIONAL IMPACTED PRODUCTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19325778 ↗MalfunctionMay 15, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED DURING SURGERY FOR A FOOT PROCEDURE, ON (B)(6) 2024, THAT THE REAMERS WERE EXTREMELY DULL AND WERE NO LONGER CUTTING BONE. CANNOT COMPLETE CASE WITH THESE ITEMS. SURGERY WAS NOT DELAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WERE NO FRAGMENTS GENERATED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/22MM FOR (B)(4). (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19325777 ↗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/22MM THIS IS REPORT 6 OF 10 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19293790 ↗MalfunctionMar 16, 2023Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHESE REPORTS AN EVENT IN UNITED KINGDOM AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2023, DURING THE ROUTINE USE TWO(2) OF THE CANNULATED PROXIMAL REAMER WAS FOUND TO BE BLUNT. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE OFTEN USED MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK AND HAVE BEEN IN CIRCULATED FOR 18-24 MONTHS. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT ANY SURGICAL DELAY. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) CANNULATED REAMER DISTAL/22MM. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16557097 ↗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 8 OF 20 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13080718 ↗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 7 OF 20 FOR (B)(4). ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13080606 ↗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 1 OF 20 FOR (B)(4) ADDITIONAL REPORTS ARE CAPTURED UNDER (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13078229 ↗
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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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