Accessories, arthroscopic: medical device reports filed with FDA

5,174 reports carry this product code, 2000–2026; 23 brands with a page.

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5,174
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 548
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 577 in the 12 months before; 84.9%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code NBH is FDA's classification for "Accessories, arthroscopic" (orthopedic panel), a class 1 device. 5,174 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from March 2000 to August 2026.

548 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, close to the 577 of the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (84.9%), injury (14.6%) and other (0.4%). 23 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Knee Scorpion	458	81	0%	93.4%
Firstpass Mini Straight	262	66	0%	73.7%
Arthro Pusher/Cutter Ea	241	48	0%	99.6%
5mm Ratcheted Handle 33cm	19	0	0%	100%
Prestige Atra Grasper Dbl-Act 5mm	8	0	0%	79.6%
4 0mm Aggressive Plus Cutter Formula 5bx	5	0	0%	94.7%
Advantage Turbo Shaver 2 Button Basic	2	0	0%	99.6%
Stryker	2	5	1.3%	46.3%
Ultra Fast-Fix Assembly - Curved	2	64	0%	74.7%
Arthrex	1	28	0%	75.9%
Disp Firstpass Str Passr Self	1	29	0%	73.5%
Drive Shaft-Minimum 520mm Length-For Use With Ria	1	0	0.2%	88.1%
Endobutton	1	0	0%	74.9%
Healicoil Sa Pk 4 5mm W/2 Ub-Bl Cbrd Bl	1	35	0%	81.6%
Lupine Drill Guide	1	0	0%	99.1%
Metrx	1	3	0%	95.2%
Microaire	1	0	0.6%	67.6%
Multifire Scorpion Needle	1	0	0%	8.9%
Scorpion Needle, Knee	1	74	0%	92.9%
Surefire Scorpion Needle	1	25	0%	31.4%
TruClear	1	58	0.6%	78%
Truespan 12 Degree Plga	1	65	0%	97.8%
Vapr Vue Wireless Footswitch	1	8	0%	99.1%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Depuy Mitek US	864	16.7%
Smith & Nephew	702	13.6%
Arthrocare	598	11.6%
Arthrex	527	10.2%
Stryker Endoscopy-San Jose	368	7.1%
Medos International S Rl	87	1.7%
Stryker Endoscopy San Jose	37	0.7%
Depuy Mitek	33	0.6%
Stryker Endoscopy	32	0.6%
Integra Lifesciences Oh/USA	31	0.6%
Conmed	16	0.3%
Smith & Nephew Endoscopy Division	9	0.2%
Stryker Endoscopy Puerto Rico	8	0.2%
Linvatec	5	0.1%
Sterilmed	5	0.1%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0%0

Injury14.6%753

Malfunction84.9%4,393

Other0.4%20

Not given0.2%8

Who filed

Manufacturer report96.3%4,985

Voluntary report1.7%86

User facility report0%0

Distributor report0%2

Not given2%101

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Breakthe device broke	2,434	47%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off	315	6.1%
Degraded	274	5.3%
Material deformation	222	4.3%
Material twisted/bent	170	3.3%
Mechanical jam	168	3.2%
Material separation	160	3.1%
Difficult to open or close	144	2.8%
Detachment of device component	136	2.6%
Material fragmentation	129	2.5%
Fracturea broken bone	109	2.1%
Device damaged by another device	102	2%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly	93	1.8%
Device contaminated during manufacture or shipping	86	1.7%
Device-device incompatibility	82	1.6%
Metal shedding debris	59	1.1%
Tip breakage	57	1.1%
Corrodedthe device corroded	55	1.1%
Device, or device fragments remain in patient	47	0.9%
Dull, blunt	41	0.8%

Questions about accessories, arthroscopic reports

What is product code NBH?

FDA's classification code for "Accessories, arthroscopic", class 1, reviewed by the orthopedic panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

5,174 reports through August 2026, 548 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Knee Scorpion (458), Firstpass Mini Straight (262), Arthro Pusher/Cutter Ea (241), 5mm Ratcheted Handle 33cm (19) and Prestige Atra Grasper Dbl-Act 5mm (8). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.