NA 352.055Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 7.0MM REDUCTION HEAD-ANGLED · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982194169), received between Aug 14, 2019 and Sep 25, 2023 — classified as 1 injury, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
- Entrapment of Device2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Code Available1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 25, 2023Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17810944 ↗MalfunctionFeb 1, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE TIP OF THE REDUCTION HEAD-ANGLED BROKE OFF. THE SOFT TISSUE BONE REDUCTION FORCEPS WITH BALL TIPS AND SOFT TISSUE ATTACHMENT J-SHAPE F/REDUCTION FORCEPS BALL AND PLASTIC PIECE BROKE. THE REDUCTION TOOL/CURVED WITH QUICK COUPLING WOULDN¿T ATTACH TO T HANDLE QUICK COUPLING (QC); IT SEEMED TO BE CROSS THREADED. TWO (2) 1.8MM COAXIAL DRILL GUIDES CROSS THREADED. TWO (2) RETRACTOR FOR SCIATIC NERVE WERE BENT. AND THE TIP OF THE REAMING ROD PUSH ROD BROKE OFF. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS USED DURING SURGERY AND HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SURGERY WAS DELAYED FIVE TO 10 (5-10) MINUTES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THIS REPORT IS FOR A 7.0MM REDUCTION HEAD-ANGLED. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 5 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11261928 ↗InjuryAug 14, 2019Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
DEVICE REPORT FROM PERU REPORTS AN EVENT AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2019, THE SURGEON INTRODUCED THE REDUCTION GUIDE BEFORE THE FLEXIBLE GUIDE, AND THE TIP OF THE REDUCTION GUIDE REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S MEDULLARY CANAL AND WAS NOT REMOVED. SURGERY WAS DELAYED 15 MINUTES DUE TO THE REPORTED EVENT.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available
MAUDE report 8892962 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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