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NA 398.902Recalls & reported problems

Synthes GmbH · STERNAL REDUCTION FORCEPS · 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 10887587041698), received between Mar 14, 2022 and Mar 14, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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

  • Break1

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.

  • MalfunctionMar 14, 2022Break; Break

    DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN THE USA AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THAT THE CLAMP SNAPPED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. IT WAS FOUND THAT PATIENT WAS INVOLVED. THIS COMPLAINT INVOLVES ONE(1) DEVICE STERNAL REDUCTION FORCEPS. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR COMPLAINT (B)(4).

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 13759679 ↗

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