TELEFLEX IPN000885Recalls & reported problems
Teleflex Incorporated · White Braided Polyethylene Size 2 38" HC-5 Needle Biomet · Class 2 · Implant
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 54026704601696), received between Jul 20, 2023 and Aug 15, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Separation” (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
- Material Separation2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 15, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THE NEEDLE DETACHED FROM SUTURE THREAD. THE SURGEON SUTURED THE TRANSPLANT USING MAXBRAID. AT THE END OF THE SUTURE, THE SURGEON PULLED THE MAXBRAID FROM THE NEEDLE ON HIS NEEDLE HOLDER AND THE NEEDLE DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE MAXBRAID. PATIENT IS MALE. THE SURGEON IS VERY EXPERIENCES IN SPORT MEDICINE, THAT REGULARLY DOES LAMINOPLASTY. NO CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT. PATIENT FINE. NO DELAY DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. NO MEDICAL PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT WOULD MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE, SUTURE WAS COMPLETED, NO DEVICE REPLACED." SEE ASSOCIATED MDR #3004365956-2023-00053.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17551615 ↗MalfunctionJul 20, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "THE NEEDLE DETACHED FROM SUTURE THREAD. THE SURGEON SUTURED THE TRANSPLANT USING MAXBRAID. AT THE END OF THE SUTURE, THE SURGEON PULLED THE MAXBRAID FROM THE NEEDLE ON HIS NEEDLE HOLDER AND THE NEEDLE DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE MAXBRAID." NO PATIENT HARM OR INJURY. THE PATIENT STATUS IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17360846 ↗
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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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