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NA 332.20Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · SLOTTED HAMMER · Class 1

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

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982192691), received between Sep 26, 2018 and Sep 26, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1

Patient problems

  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 26, 2018Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SLOTTED HAMMER AND AN INSERT/EXTRACTOR WERE NOTED TO BE BROKEN IN A STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 7912083 ↗

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