QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUTRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 2 models of QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT by Depuy Mitek, LLC in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 104 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Apr 30, 2018 and Apr 9, 2026 — classified as 5 injuries, 99 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (32 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. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT problems

QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT models

2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT 212865

  Screw, fixation, bone
  96 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT 212851

  Screw, fixation, bone
  8 reports

Recent QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 9, 2026Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE THAT THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 ANCHOR DEVICE COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE BONE TUNNEL. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24831166 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 30, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGERY, THE QUICKANCHOR ETHIBOND TAPERCUT ANCHOR WAS BROKEN OFF. ALL THE BROKEN PARTS WERE REMOVED. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24711362 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE OF THE HAND, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SCREW AT THE TIP OF THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE HAD BEEN LOOSE FROM THE START. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT, AND NO SURGICAL DELAY. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24367614 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 5, 2026Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A FOOT SURGERY PROCEDURE, WHEN TIGHTENED THE SUTURE OF THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE, THE SUTURE BROKEN. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24272860 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 5, 2026Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING FINGER TENDON REPAIR SURGERY, THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 ANCHOR DEVICE WAS PULLED OUT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24272214 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 15, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A FINGER LIGAMENT REPAIR SURGERY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHEN THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE SUTURE WAS TIGHTENED, THE SUTURE WAS BROKEN OFF. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23052895 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 14, 2025Device-Device Incompatibility; Migration; Device-Device Incompatibility; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE INVOLVING THE TREATMENT OF A METACARPAL BONE, THE SURGEON INSERTED THE ANCHOR OF THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE INTO THE BURR HOLE CREATED PER THE SURGICAL TECHNIQUE. HOWEVER, THE ANCHOR DID NOT DEPLOY IN THE BONE AND BECAME DISLODGED. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO THE ANCHOR. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO DELAYS TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE AS A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22806925 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 30, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Unintended Movement; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Unintended Movement

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR THE HAND THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE THREAD CAME LOOSE AND THE TIP OF THE ANCHOR CAME OFF. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21934946 ↗
• InjuryApr 4, 2025Break; Break

  UPDATED EVENT DESCRIPTION: IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TENDON INSERTION RECONSTRUCTION SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MICRO QUICKANCHOR (MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4) METAL BONE WITH SUTURE DEVICE BROKE. DURING THE OPERATION, AFTER FIXING THE ANCHOR, THE TENDON STUMP WAS SUTURED WITH A TAIL THREAD. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TAIL TREAD BROKE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGERY WAS CONTINUED, AND ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury

  MAUDE report 21778303 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 31, 2024Material Deformation; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE ANCHOR WAS BENT FROM THE INSERTER ATTACHMENT PORTION. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER ANOTHER DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21047266 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2024Difficult to Advance; Migration; Difficult to Advance; Migration

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE COULD NOT BE FIXED PROPERLY AFTER INSERTION INTO THE BONE HOLE; AND WAS DISLOCATED. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT NOR SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20506702 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 2, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REP THAT DURING A COLLATERAL LIGAMENT REPAIR SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE NEEDLES HAD SUTURE WHICH WERE BROKEN MID SURGERY AND THE SUTURE WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE NEEDLE. THE USER HAD TO POP THE ITEM TO TAKE THE SUTURE BACK. THERE WAS A TWO MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19023064 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 19, 2024Device Damaged Prior to Use; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Device Damaged Prior to Use; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED FROM INDIA THAT THE THAT THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE ANCHOR IMPLANT WAS OPENED THE ANCHOR WAS DISLODGED FROM THE INSERTION TAB AND HENCE THE SURGEON WAS NOT ABLE TO DEPLOY THE ANCHOR. DURING AN IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ANCHOR IS DETACHED FROM THE INSERTER TIP. THE TRANSPARENT SLEEVE THAT HOLDS THE ANCHOR WAS FOUND COMPLETELY RETRACTED. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THERE WERE ANY DELAYS IN THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, OR IF A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18928530 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2024Device Damaged Prior to Use; Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Device Damaged Prior to Use; Contamination /Decontamination Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REP THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE ANCHOR IN QUESTION WAS ALREADY OFF THE INSERTER WHEN THE PACKAGE OF THE ANCHOR WAS OPENED. DURING AN IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE HAD FOREIGN SUBSTANCE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES NOR SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18857378 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 28, 2024Difficult to Advance; Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED FROM JAPAN THAT DURING A UNKNOWN HAND PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024, A MICRO QA+ #3/0 ETH V-4 DEVICE WAS USED FOR PHALANGEAL SUTURING. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THE ANCHOR IN QUESTION WAS NOT FIRMLY FIXED AND COULD NOT BE USED FOR SURGERY. THE SURGEON PULLED THE SUTURE ON THE HANDLE SIDE AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT WORK. THEREFORE, A NEW DEVICE WAS USED FOR SURGERY. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18802159 ↗

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