NA 03.133.202Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR 6MM CURVED BLADE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10886982269904), received between Jan 2, 2025 and Jun 12, 2026 — classified as 3 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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break3
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 12, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THE PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR CURVED BLADE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25488116 ↗MalfunctionJan 2, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR 6MM CURVED BLADE DRIVER COLLET SNAPPED, RESULTING IN LOOSE CONNECTION (X2), WILL NO LONGER HOLD DRIVERS. THE UNIVERSAL SCREWDRIVER HANDLE TIPS (X2) HAVE CHIPPED AND SHARPENED. THESE ARE UNABLE TO BE USED. THE SCREW DRIVER/CANNULATED/XL25 DRIVER AND RETENTION PIN BECAME BOUND, AND PIN IS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THERE WAS NO OPERATION OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21057587 ↗MalfunctionJan 2, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PERIOSTEAL ELEVATOR 6MM CURVED BLADE DRIVER COLLET SNAPPED, RESULTING IN LOOSE CONNECTION (X2), WILL NO LONGER HOLD DRIVERS. THE UNIVERSAL SCREWDRIVER HANDLE TIPS (X2) HAVE CHIPPED AND SHARPENED. THESE ARE UNABLE TO BE USED. THE SCREW DRIVER/CANNULATED/XL25 DRIVER AND RETENTION PIN BECAME BOUND, AND PIN IS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THERE WAS NO OPERATION OR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21057583 ↗
Other ELEVATOR devices
- NA 399.48Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR15 reports
- NA 399.36Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR15 reports
- NA 399.40Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR9 reports
- NA 399.481Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR8 reports
- NA 399.37Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR3 reports
- Innomed, Inc. 3450Innomed, Inc. · Elevator2 reports
- NA 389.56Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR2 reports
- NA 399.48.96Synthes GmbH · ELEVATOR1 report
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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