NA 351.16Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982193735), received between Mar 17, 2017 and Apr 21, 2025 — classified as 8 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (8 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
- Break8
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient3
- No Patient Involvement2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 21, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REAMER QUICK CONNECT WAS FOUND BROKEN POSTOPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21873877 ↗MalfunctionApr 21, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE REAMER QUICK CONNECT WAS FOUND BROKEN POSTOPERATIVELY. THERE WERE NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21873876 ↗MalfunctionApr 4, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ITEM LOCKED UP/BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21777835 ↗MalfunctionJan 27, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, DURING STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT (SPD), TWO (2) FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL WAS FOUND BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9633316 ↗MalfunctionJan 27, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, DURING STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT (SPD), TWO (2) FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL WAS FOUND BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient; No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9633310 ↗MalfunctionDec 9, 2019Break; Break
THIS REPORT IS FOR A FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH JACOBS CHUCK.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9439973 ↗MalfunctionOct 26, 2018Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR WAS BROKEN. IT DID NOT AFFECT THE PATIENT AND THE SURGERY. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES (1) DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8009347 ↗MalfunctionMar 17, 2017Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TIBIAL NAILING PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017, THE SURGEON WAS GOING TO USE A FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR WITH HAND DRILL BUT IT WAS FOUND BROKEN. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE DEVICE BROKE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO DELAY OR PATIENT HARM. THIS CASE IS LINKED TO (B)(4). THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH HAND DRILL. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6414505 ↗
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- QUICKSET 2440-00-552Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER888 reports
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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