NA 399.86Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM/304MM · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982203120), received between Oct 22, 2021 and Jun 10, 2024 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination /Decontamination Problem” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Contamination /Decontamination Problem1
- Failure to Cut1
- Material Deformation1
- Use of Device Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 10, 2024Use of Device Problem; Failure to Cut; Use of Device Problem; Failure to Cut
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON 18 MARCH 2024, THE CUSTOMER CALLED REGARDING A CHISEL WITH A BLUE PLASTIC HANDLE ON TOP OF THE METAL HANDLE. THE PLASTIC IS PRINTED WITH TWO METAL PLUGS, ONE OF WHICH IS GONE AND THE OTHER IS ON ITS WAY OUT. ANOTHER NURSE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE CHISEL WAS DULL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE ON 5-JUNE-2024, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS STRIPPED, AND WAS ALSO REFURBISHED AND POSSIBLY MODIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY COMPANY. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM/304MM . THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19498240 ↗MalfunctionJan 5, 2023Material Deformation; Material Deformation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, UPON REVIEW IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIPS OF THE OSTEO CHISEL BLADE WERE BENT AND DENTED. NO SURGICAL DELAY WAS REPORTED AND NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES TWO (2) DEVICES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) PELVOSTEOT-CHISEL W/20 L304/134. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16109700 ↗MalfunctionOct 22, 2021Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE HANDLE IS LEAVING A BROWN RESIDUE ON THE PEEL PACK AFTER STERILIZATION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THE ISSUE WAS AN INTERNAL PROCESS FOR THEIR PEEL PACKING PROCEDURES. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) PELVIC OSTEOTOME 20MM/304MM. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12681989 ↗
Other OSTEOTOME devices
- NA 2598-07-530Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME86 reports
- NA 2002-31-000Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME61 reports
- Watson Extraction System 17601Depuy (Ireland) · Osteotome60 reports
- MORELAND 2422-10-000Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · OSTEOTOME53 reports
- SIGMA 2024-47-111Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME43 reports
- Watson Extraction System 17001Depuy (Ireland) · Osteotome41 reports
- CS-PLUS/CSL-PLUS 75002165Smith & Nephew, Inc. · OSTEOTOME35 reports
- NA 2002-25-000Depuy (Ireland) · OSTEOTOME31 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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