NA 03.311.004Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RATCHET WRENCH 11MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982077806), received between Nov 4, 2022 and Jan 31, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 31, 2023Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE,WHILE PERFORMING MAXFRAME CASE, ONE OF THE RATCHETING WRENCHES WAS BROKEN, AND NO LONGER RATCHETS. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE OUTCOME WAS UNKNOWN. PATIENT OUTCOME IS STABLE. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RATCHET WRENCH 11MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16273290 ↗MalfunctionNov 4, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022 WHILE TAKING APART A MAXFRAME CONSTRUCT, THE WRENCH IN QUESTION BROKE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS EVENT OCCURRED AFTER SURGERY IN THE STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE RATCHET WRENCH 11MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15740466 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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