NA 352.257SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 15.5MM REAMER HEAD-STERILE FOR REAMER/IRRIGATOR/ASPIRATOR · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10886982194565), received between Dec 9, 2019 and Dec 9, 2019 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
19 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K013527, K042899, K111437); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
- Entrapment of Device1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Patient Involvement1
- Not Applicable1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 9, 2019Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2019, DURING A FEMUR EXCISION WITH AUTOGRAFT PROCEDURE, THE TIP OF THE REAMER/ IRRIGATOR/ ASPIRATOR (RIA) DRIVE SHAFT AND THE 15.5MM REAMER HEAD SHATTERED WHEN MAKING A PASS DOWN THE CANAL OF THE FEMUR. THERE WAS ONE (1) HOUR SURGICAL DELAY TO BRING IN ANOTHER DRIVE SHAFT AND HAVE IT STERILIZED. THE REPORTER COMMENTED THAT ONE OR TWO LITTLE PIECES OF SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS HAVE REMAINED IN THE PROXIMAL OF THE FEMORAL CANAL OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE AND PATIENT OUTCOMES ARE UNKNOWN. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Patient Involvement; Not Applicable
MAUDE report 9439374 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K013527, K042899, K111437. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-1237-2024 · Jan 24, 2024 · Open, ClassifiedRIA Tube Assembly, minimum 520 mm length, sterile- intended for use in adults and adolescents (12-21 years) to clear the medullary canal of bone marrow and debris and to effective
- Z-0571-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 10.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2, STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.016S
- Z-0577-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 13.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.022S
- Z-0583-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 16.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE--Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.028S
- Z-0575-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 12.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE -Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.020S
- Z-0572-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 10.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.017S
- Z-0580-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 14.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.025S
- Z-0584-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 16.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.029S
- Z-0585-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 17.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.030S
- Z-0586-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 17.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.031S
- Z-0578-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 13.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.023S
- Z-0587-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 18.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.032S
- Z-0581-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 15.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE -Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.026S
- Z-0574-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 11.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.019S
- Z-0579-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · TerminatedDePuy Synthes 14.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.024S
…and 4 more.
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- QUICKSET 2440-00-553Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER1,105 reports
- QUICKSET 2440-00-547Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER1,073 reports
- QUICKSET 2440-00-555Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER1,065 reports
- QUICKSET 2440-00-557Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER1,031 reports
- QUICKSET 2440-00-545Depuy (Ireland) · REAMER947 reports
- 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 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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