NA 03.505.086Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · 1.8MM DIA DRILL BIT 16MM STOP LGTH 23MM FOR 90° SCREWDRIVER · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10887587013688), received between Dec 19, 2019 and Dec 19, 2019 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 19, 2019Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT DURING A SSRO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019, THE 2 DRILL BITS (03.505.086) WERE BROKEN WHEN DRILLING LEFT SIDE AFTER THE RIGHT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OR NOT. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN HAND PIECE (PART# UNKNOWN, LOT# UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9498205 ↗MalfunctionDec 19, 2019Break; Break
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE THAT DURING A SSRO SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2019, THE 2 DRILL BITS (03.505.086) WERE BROKEN WHEN DRILLING LEFT SIDE AFTER THE RIGHT. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OR NOT. CONCOMITANT DEVICE REPORTED: UNKNOWN HAND PIECE (PART # UNKNOWN, LOT # UNKNOWN, QUANTITY 1). THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9498201 ↗
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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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