NA 310.32Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 3.2MM DRILL BIT/JC/130MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10886982186492), received between Apr 5, 2018 and Oct 4, 2019 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Failure to Cut1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 4, 2019Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, THE SURGEON PRE DRILLED PINS (SCREWS) WITH A 3.2MM DRILL BIT. THE DRILL BIT GOT STUCK IN THE SECOND HOLE. WE USED THE CUTTING GUIDE AS PLANNED AND THERE WAS NO DELAY TO THE CASE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOME WERE UNKNOWN. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN TRAUMA SCREWS (PART# UNKNOWN; LOT# UNKNOWN; QUANTITY 1). THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9158766 ↗MalfunctionApr 5, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018, THE TIP OF ONE (1) 3.2 MM DRILL BIT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES INSIDE THE BONE AND WAS LATER FOUND AND RETRIEVED. WHILE THE SURGEON WAS USING THE DRILL BIT THROUGH THE CUTTING GUIDE FOR THE KNEE REPLACEMENT, SOMEHOW THE SURGEON FLEXED THE PATIENT'S KNEE AND THE TIP OF THE DRILL BIT BROKE. THE BROKEN TIP WAS FOUND AND RETRIEVED. IT IS UNKNOWN IF ANOTHER DRILL BIT WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE, BUT THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO BE IN STABLE CONDITION. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: UNKNOWN DRILL (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN); UNKNOWN KNEE PROSTHESIS (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY# 1). THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 7401637 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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