Adaptor for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II recallZ-2784-2016 · The Anspach Effort, Inc. · initiated Jun 24, 2016
Class I Terminated All recalls posted in September 2016
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Why it was recalled
There was a potential for the Adaptor and Light Adaptor for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II to generate excessive internal pressure that may cause the products to burst.
FDA root cause category: Device Design
What the company is doing
An Urgent Notice for this Recall was provided to the consignees on 6/24/2016. They were to review their inventory and return the products with instructions. IF YOU HAVE ANY PRODUCT: To immediately quarantine product so it's not used; ensure all in their facility read the Urgent Notice for the Recall; Call the DePuy Synthes Customer Support to obtain a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) Number; to complete the Verification Section indicating the product subject to recall was located; to return the Verification Section with the product to Product Returns, The Anspach Effort Inc., 4500 Riverside Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410; Send a copy of the completed Verification Section to DePuy Synthes, Customer Quality Dept by: FAX (561) 627-2682 or Scan/email: [email protected]; Keep the notice visibly posted for awareness until all products have been returned; maintain a copy of the notice subject to this action and keep a copy for your records. The return documentation acknowledges your receipt of the medical device removal information. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE the identified product: complete the Verification Section of the recall, by checking the box indicating no affected product located; Include your name title, address, telephone #, signature and date; Send a copy of the completed Verification Section to DePuy Synthes Customer Quality Dept by: Fax: (561) 627-2682, or Scan/e-mail: [email protected]; This return document acknowledges your receipt of medical device removal information; ADVISORY: For Alternative products: This product does not have any inventory for replacement. Since the recall of this device may have an impact on your surgical schedule, DePuy Synthes Power Tools would like to propose alternative products to assist you with a replacement for the Recalled Adaptor (05.100.024) or Light Adaptor (05.001.108) . The products are the Small Battery Drive II Hand-piece (532.110) can also be operated
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-2784-2016
- Recall class
- Class I (most serious)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jun 24, 2016
- Posted by the FDA
- Sep 27, 2016
- Recalling firm
- The Anspach Effort, Inc.
- Quantity
- 1,833 devices (05.001.024 and 05.001.108)
- Product code
- HWE
- FDA submissions
- K043310
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and including the countries of Canada, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Vietnam, and areas of Middle East, Africa, Asia & Pacific.
Product description
Adaptor for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II. Product Usage: The Light Adaptor for Small Battery Drive (SBD) /Small Battery Drive II (SBD II) is designed for use in traumatology and orthopedic surgery of the skeleton, i.e. drilling, reaming or cutting bone. The Adaptors (05.001.024 and 05.001.108) can be used with one of the electrical consoles belonging to the Electric Pen Drive (EPD) to operate the Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Model/Catalog: Adapter for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II for Electric Pen Drive 05.001.024; Lot/Set/Serial: All Manufactured Lots/Serial Numbers.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
66 devices cleared under K043310 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- NA 05.001.010Synthes GmbH · DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE770 reports
- NA 05.001.040Synthes GmbH · DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE61 reports
- NA 05.001.039Synthes GmbH · DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE50 reports
- NA 05.001.046Synthes GmbH · DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE, POWERED)41 reports
- NA 05.001.037Synthes GmbH · DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE, POWERED)26 reports
- MatrixMANDIBLE 03.503.476Synthes GmbH · DRILL, BONE, POWERED26 reports
- NA 310.510Synthes GmbH · DRILL, BONE, POWERED17 reports
- NA 317.82Synthes GmbH · DRILL, BONE, POWERED16 reports
- NA 05.001.049Synthes GmbH · DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE, POWERED)13 reports
- NA 05.001.123Synthes GmbH · DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE12 reports
- MatrixMANDIBLE 03.503.479Synthes GmbH · DRILL, BONE, POWERED11 reports
- Matrix 03.511.248Synthes GmbH · DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE10 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 74835).
- Z-2783-2016 · TerminatedLight Adaptor for Small Battery Drive and Small Battery Drive II.
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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