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Synthes GmbH · 0.8MM DRILL BIT/K-WIRE ATTCHMT FOR THREADED HOLE/64MM · Class 1

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
5
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 5 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982257765), received between Jul 22, 2022 and Jul 9, 2025 — classified as 1 injury, 4 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (5 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 18, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 1 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Break5
  • Entrapment of Device1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
  • Foreign Body In Patient1
  • Insufficient Information1

Recent adverse event reports

The 5 most recent of 5 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 9, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE AT THE TIME OF DRILLING THE DRILL BIT BROKE OFF. THE BROKEN BIT ALONG WITH ITS FRAGMENTS WERE REMOVED AND ANOTHER BIT OF THE SAME DIAMETER AND OF THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS WAS USED TO FINISH THE SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH NO PATIENT IMPACT AND NO SURGICAL DELAY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22461676 ↗
  • MalfunctionApr 2, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THREE 0.8 DRILL BITS AND ONE 1.0 DRILL BIT FROM THE 1.3 COMPACT HAND SYSTEM WERE BROKEN DURING SURGERY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21753386 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 6, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED ON APRIL 11, 2024 INTRA-OPERATIVELY A DRILL BIT BROKE DURING DRILLING. THIS REPORT IS FOR A DRILL BIT. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 19250141 ↗
  • InjuryApr 4, 2023Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN COLUMBIA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2023, THE DRILL BIT IS BROKEN AND A PIECE OF IT REMAINS IN THE PATIENT'S BONE, THE SPECIALIST REPORTS THAT IT DOES NOT POSE A RISK TO THE PATIENT. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DRILL BIT Ø0.8 L64/33 F/CORE HOLE THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT #:(B)(4).

    Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

    MAUDE report 16674070 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 22, 2022Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM DEPUY SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN COLOMBIA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2022, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SURGERY, DURING INSPECTION OF THE DEVICE IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE 0.8 DIAMETER DRILL BITS WAS BROKEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY SURGICAL DELAY. NO FURTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) 0.8MM DRILL BIT/K-WIRE ATTACH FOR THREADED HOLE/64MM THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 15088335 ↗

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