NA 05.002.001SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · SAW BLADE 95MM X 19MM 0.89MM CUT THICKNESS-STERILE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982130464), received between Jun 19, 2019 and Jun 19, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
Patient problems
- Skin Discoloration1
- Swelling1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 19, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED FROM (B)(6) THAT DURING A HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR A KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SURGEON USED A PLATING SYSTEM, SAW BLADE DEVICE AND AN UNKNOWN RETRACTOR DEVICE IN AN OPEN-WEDGE OSTEOTOMY FOR MEDIAL SIDE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SURGERY, THE PATIENT'S LIMBS WERE EXAMINED, AND THE PATIENT COULD NOT EXHIBIT PLANTAR FLEXION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE EFFECTS OF ANESTHESIA. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE PULSE OF THE PATIENT'S FOOT WAS CONFIRMED, ALTHOUGH IT WAS ELUSIVE. HOWEVER, ON THE NIGHT OF THE SAME DAY, THE BLOOD COLOR OF THE PATIENT¿S FOOT BECAME WORSE/PALE AND THE AFFECTED AREA BECAME SWOLLEN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN EMERGENCY SURGERY IN WHICH THE SURGEON CONFIRMED AN ARTERIAL INJURY BELOW THE KNEE AND SUTURED THE BLOOD VESSEL. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE SURGEON INDICATED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THE RETRACTOR DEVICE, WHICH PROTECTED THE BACK POSITION MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISLOCATED DURING THE SURGERY FOR SOME REASON AND DAMAGED THE AR
Patient problems: Skin Discoloration; Swelling
MAUDE report 8713214 ↗
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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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