Events

Recall of Synthes Small Electric Drive Handpiece

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Synthes GmbH.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    17867
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-12-16
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Synthes New Zealand Ltd, 507 Mt Wellington Highway, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1060
  • Reason
    It has been reported that the small electric drive (sed) may experience failure modes such as the device not functioning, the device operating solely in reverse mode, the device not operating in reverse when intended or an unintended start of the device. this may lead to surgical delays in the event the user requires a replacement power tool. an unintended start of the hand piece or wrong mode/direction could cause bone/soft tissue damage, peripheral nerve damage and /or vascular damage because the hand piece has the potential to progress further into the surgical site when the operator is not intending this motion. these injuries may need surgical or medical intervention.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Synthes Small Electric Drive Handpiece
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Part Number: 05.001.175, Affected: All lot numbers
  • Manufacturer
    Synthes GmbH

Manufacturer

Synthes GmbH