QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORDRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 7 models of QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD by Medos International Sàrl in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 176 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 15, 2018 and Sep 3, 2026 — classified as 24 injuries, 152 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (66 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 ORTHOCORD problems

QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD models

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

• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 222984

  STAPLE, FIXATION, BONE
  47 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212035

  Screw, fixation, bone
  43 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212849

  FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE
  23 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212042

  Screw, fixation, bone
  19 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212041

  STAPLE, FIXATION, BONE
  18 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212038

  FASTENER, FIXATION, BIODEGRADABLE, SOFT TISSUE
  13 reports
• QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD 212854

  Screw, fixation, bone
  13 reports

Recent QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD adverse event reports

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

• MalfunctionSep 3, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50595758 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 5, 2026Migration

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50144578 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 8, 2026Difficult to Advance

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISLOCATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ANCHOR ON THE MINILOK QUICKANCHOR PLUS COULD NOT BE SECURED. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THERE WERE ANY DELAYS TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SPARE DEVICE WAS USED 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 25751954 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 8, 2026Device Damaged Prior to Receipt by User; Use of Device Problem; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MICROQA+W/#4OC(C1) DEVICE WAS DEFORMED/BENT. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT DURING FINGER PHALANX SURGERY THE STERILE PACKAGING OF AN ANCHOR INSERTION SYSTEM HAD A PLASTIC CAP WITH A LATERAL NOTCH, INDICATING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENT. THE ANCHOR INSERTION SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION AS EXPECTED AND THE ANCHORS COULD NOT BE PLACED USING THE MANUFACTURER'S STANDARD TECHNIQUE. THE SURGICAL TEAM MANUALLY PLACED ONE ANCHOR USING ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS. THE SECOND ANCHOR COULD NOT BE PLACED MANUALLY. BOTH ANCHORS PRESENTED ISSUES DURING THE SURGERY. THERE WERE NO DELAYS TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. 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 25435649 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 13, 2026Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping

  CUSTOMER REPORTED THERE WERE RED SPOTS ON THE DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25163991 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 12, 2026Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE MICROQA+W/#4OC ANCHOR DEVICE WOULD NOT FIRE (DEPLOY). 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. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT WAS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN 2026.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25152654 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2026Device Damaged Prior to Receipt by User; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SERVICE AND EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TITANIUM ANCHOR ON THE QUICKANCHOR ORTHOCORD DEVICE WAS DETACHED FROM THE INSERTER TIP DUE TO THE TRANSPARENT SLEEVE COVER THAT HOLDS THE ANCHOR, WAS FULLY RETRACTED. IT WAS NOTED IN THE SERVICE ORDER THAT THE DEVICE WAS OPENED BY THE HOSPITAL, AND AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE PACKAGING THE DISTAL TIP OF THE ANCHOR HAD DETACHED / BROKEN OFF AND COULD NOT BE RE-ATTACHED. THE ANCHOR COULD NOT BE APPROPRIATELY USED FOR THE OPERATION. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO DELAYS IN THE PROCEDURE AS A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT NO FRAGMENTS WERE GENERATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT WAS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN 2026. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25035645 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SUTURES OF 2X SUPER QA+ O/C DS CP DEVICES DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON ONE OF THE DEVICES, THE THREAD ALSO SNAPPED DESPITE NO SHARP OBJECTS BEING NEARBY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTED; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN 2026. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25035588 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2026Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE SUTURES OF 2X SUPER QA+ O/C DS CP DEVICES DETACHED FROM THE NEEDLE WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON ONE OF THE DEVICES, THE THREAD ALSO SNAPPED DESPITE NO SHARP OBJECTS BEING NEARBY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT WAS NOT REPORTED; HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN 2026. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25035581 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING UNKNOWN SURGERY WITH A MINILOK QA+#0 OC OS-2 DEVICE, THE SUTURE DETACHED FROM ANCHOR. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THERE WAS A 10 MIN DELAY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. THE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25015555 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2026Mechanical Jam

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE OF THE HAND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE INSERTER OF THE MICROQA+W/#4OC(C1) ANCHOR DEVICE WAS JAMMED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO OPEN THE HANDLE OF THE DEVICE. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO CONTINUE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24483453 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 24, 2026Device-Device Incompatibility

  IT WAS REPORTED BY SALES REP THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED PROCEDURE, THE SURGEON HAD A HARD TIME SLIDING THE HANDLE OF THE MINI QA+ #2/O OCORD V-5, WHICH CONSEQUENTLY PULLED THE NEEDLE OFF. HE HAD TO OPEN ANOTHER ANCHOR. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES OR PATIENT TREATMENT DELAY REPORTED. THE EXACT DATE OF THE EVENT WAS UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN 2026.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24433413 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 12, 2025Product Quality Problem; Product Quality Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SERVICE AND EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SMALL BATTERY DRIVE DEVICE FUTURE WAS DAMAGED - CUT/BROKEN AND WAS MISSING COMPONENTS. IT WAS REPORTED IN THE SERVICE ORDER THAT DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE, WHEN OPENING THE CONTAINER, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE PUNCH OR THE 2.0 BIT, TRIED TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT USING A NEEDLE, BUT DID NOT GET THE EXPECTED RESULT, SO FINALLY DECIDED NOT TO USE THE ANCHOR OR OPEN THE BIT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF DELAYS TO A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. 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 23794588 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 16, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, WHEN THE MINI QA+ #2/O OCORD V-5 DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PACKAGING, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE HANDLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE INSERTER. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS A SLIGHT UNSPECIFIED 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 23060740 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 10, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE FOR A FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHILE CONFIRMING THE FIXATION OF THE MICROQA+W/#4OC ANCHOR IMPLANT DEVICE AND STARTING TO SUTURE, WHEN PULLING THE SUTURES, THEY BROKE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE DUE TO THE EVENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23014581 ↗

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