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NA 352.261SRecalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · 17.0MM REAMER HEAD-STERILE F/REAMER/IRRIGATOR/ASPIRATOR · Class 2

Data updated Oct 16, 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 10886982194633), received between Sep 27, 2018 and Sep 27, 2018 — 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 (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break1
  • Positioning Problem1

Patient problems

  • Foreign Body In Patient1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjurySep 27, 2018Break; Positioning Problem; Break; Positioning Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2018, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON WAS PUSHING DOWN EXTREMELY HARD ON THE REAMER/IRRIGATOR/ASPIRATOR (RIA). WHEN SHE WENT TO REMOVE THE REAMER/IRRIGATOR/ASPIRATOR (RIA) FROM THE PATIENT, THEY NOTICED A SMALL PORTION OF THE RIA HEAD BROKE OFF. THE BROKEN FRAGMENT WAS LEFT IN THE PATIENT AND THEY COULD NOT REMOVE IT. NO ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS PERFORMED. THERE WAS A 35-MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY BUT IT WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT OUTCOME WAS REPORTED AS HEALTHY. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 7915621 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under 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, Classified
    RIA 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-0574-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 11.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.019S
  • Z-0572-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 10.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.017S
  • Z-0580-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 14.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.025S
  • Z-0581-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 15.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE -Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.026S
  • Z-0575-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 12.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE -Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.020S
  • Z-0587-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 18.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.032S
  • Z-0578-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 13.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.023S
  • Z-0573-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 11.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.018S
  • Z-0571-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 10.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2, STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.016S
  • Z-0579-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 14.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.024S
  • Z-0577-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 13.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.022S
  • Z-0582-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 15.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.027S
  • Z-0586-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 17.5MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE-Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.031S
  • Z-0583-2021 · Nov 19, 2020 · Terminated
    DePuy Synthes 16.0MM REAMER HEAD FOR RIA 2 STERILE--Orthopedic manual surgical instrument Part Code: 03.404.028S

…and 4 more.

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