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NA 03.503.037Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · MESH CUTTING SCISSORS LONG NOSE · Class 1

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
6
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587011639), received between Feb 7, 2017 and Apr 22, 2025 — classified as 6 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (6 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 16, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 1 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 1 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 1 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: 0 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

  • Break6

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions4
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
  • No Patient Involvement1

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionApr 22, 2025Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUTTERS DID NOT WORK; IT WAS BROKEN. THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EVENT. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE REVISION SURGERY OR HARDWARE REMOVAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 21886548 ↗
  • MalfunctionSep 20, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE MESH CUTTER SCISSOR BROKE DURING SURGERY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED, AND THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20268938 ↗
  • MalfunctionMay 6, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE HANDLE OF MESH CUTTER WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OUTCOME REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) MESH CUTTING SCISSORS LONG NOSE THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 19251012 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 16, 2024Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, WHEN SETTING UP FOR THE PROCEDURE PRIOR TO PATIENT INTERACTION, IT WAS BROUGHT TO ATTENTION THAT THE MESH CUTTERS WERE BROKEN. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) UNK: CUTTING INSTRUMENTS: TRAUMA. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT : (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18720459 ↗
  • MalfunctionMar 10, 2017Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE OF MESH CUTTING SCISSORS LONG NOSE BLADES HAS BROKEN OFF. THE BROKEN PIECE HAS BEEN LOCATED. THE ISSUE WAS DISCOVERED IN STERILE PROCESSING. NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE (1) DEVICE. THIS REPORT IS 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

    MAUDE report 6397590 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 7, 2017Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED AS THE MESH WAS CUT DURING A FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2017, ONE OF THE TWO (2) INSTRUMENT ARMS BROKE ON FOUR (4) MESH CUTTING SCISSORS, RENDERING THEM UNUSABLE. IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED FROM THE BROKEN DEVICES DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE FRAGMENTS WERE EASILY REMOVED WITHOUT DELAY OR ANY ADDITIONAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. CONCOMITANT DEVICES REPORTED: MESH (PART NUMBER UNKNOWN, LOT NUMBER UNKNOWN, QUANTITY UNKNOWN). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 4 FOR (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

    MAUDE report 6309099 ↗

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