NA U44-640-14-02SRecalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · DISTRACTOR PINS-STERILE 14MM LENGTH · Class 1 · Implant
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 20705034711031), received between Feb 4, 2020 and Feb 4, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.
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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Entrapment of Device1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryFeb 4, 2020Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON (B)(6) 2020, DURING AN ANTERIOR CERVICAL FUSION, A DISTRACTOR PIN BROKE OFF IN C5. FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED AND THE FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT'S C5 VERTEBRAL BODY. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. PATIENT STATUS WAS UNKNOWN. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) DISTRACTOR PINS-STERILE 14MM LENGTH THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 9664869 ↗
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- NA 311.431Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE70 reports
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- N/A 876-474Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- A.L.P.S.® 8241-50-170Biomet Orthopedics, LLC · TAP, BONE1 recall0 reports
- NA 311.44Synthes GmbH · TAP, BONE41 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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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