NA 03.045.036Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · TUBE F/DIRECT MEASURING DEVICE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10886982302472), received between Dec 6, 2022 and Dec 6, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect Measurement” (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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Incorrect Measurement1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 6, 2022Incorrect Measurement; Incorrect Measurement
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2022, TWO GUIDE ROD RULERS FROM THE ANS SET AND FLEXIBLE REAMERS WERE COMBINED TO INACCURATELY MEASURE TIBIAL NAIL LENGTH. MEASURING DEVICE 351.717 WAS COMBINED WITH ELONGATION TUBE 03.045.036. THIS EVENT ADDED 10 MINUTES TO THE SURGERY TO REMOVE THE INCORRECT NAIL AND REPLACE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, AND THERE WAS NO CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE TUBE F/DIRECT MEASURING DEVICE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15923807 ↗
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- MULTILOC 03.019.017Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH119 reports
- NA 319.01Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH113 reports
- NA 319.004Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH82 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-60-000Depuy (Ireland) · GAUGE, DEPTH68 reports
- NA 319.09Synthes GmbH · GAUGE, DEPTH65 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 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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