NA 398.94Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · PLATE HOLDING FORCEPS W/FOOT · Class 1
Data updated Oct 13, 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 10887587041780), received between Feb 23, 2022 and Feb 23, 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 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.
MalfunctionFeb 23, 2022Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON UNKNOWN DATE, ONE (1) PELVIC REDUCTION FORCEP, ONE (1) LISS INSERTION GUIDE FOR DISTAL FEMUR, ONE (1) DEPTH GAUGE FOR LOCKING SCREW, FOUR (4) UNIVERSAL CHUCK WITH T-HANDLE, ONE (1) CANNULATED 4.0MM HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER, ONE (1) PELVIC REDUCTION FORCEP, TWO (2) RIA DRIVE SHAFT, ONE (1) BENDING PLIERS, ONE (1) FORCEP FOR BROKEN SCREW REMOVAL, ONE (1) LOCKING PLIER, TWO (2) LARGE QUICK COUPLING, ONE (1) DEPTH GAUGE, ONE (1) SILICONE HANDLE, ONE (1) RED FORCEPS SERRATED JAW RATCHET, ONE (1) PLATE HOLDING FORCEP, ONE (1) REDUCTION FORCEP WITH POINT RATCHET, ONE (1) HOLDING SLEEVE WITH WING SCREW, ONE (1) GRAPHIC CASE AND TWO (2) GRAPHIC CASE FOR SCREW REMOVAL SET WERE BROKEN FROM USAGE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THIS REPORT INVOLVES ONE (1) PLATE HOLDING FORCEPS W/FOOT. THIS IS REPORT 14 OF 16 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13585198 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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