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Device brand name · Drill surgical ent electric or pneumatic including handpiece

Remb Sag Saw: medical device reports filed with FDA

267 reports name it, 2010–2016. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Stryker Instruments-Kalamazoo. Product code HBE.

267
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 17 a year
0
reports, 12 months to August 2026
0 in the 12 months before
98.5%
classified as malfunction
96.7% across the product code
0%
classified as death, as reported
0 reports · not verified by FDA

FDA's MAUDE database holds 267 reports that name the brand "Remb Sag Saw" (drill surgical ent electric or pneumatic including handpiece), received between July 2010 and August 2016; the manufacturer given most often on reports is Stryker Instruments-Kalamazoo. Spellings of one product vary from report to report.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none in 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 (98.5%) and injury (1.5%); across all drills, burrs, trephines & accessories (simple, powered) reports (product code HBE) death is recorded in 0% and malfunction in 96.7%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are device displays incorrect message (43.1%), unintended power up (13.9%) and overheating of device (13.5%). The patient problems coded most often are no patient involvement and therapeutic effects, unexpected. 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."

Reports by month, five years

No report naming Remb Sag Saw was received in the five years to August 2026; the latest was received in August 2016.

By year received

041812010: 620102011: 2120112012: 4820122013: 4220132014: 4420142015: 8120152016: 252016

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0%0
Injury1.5%4
Malfunction98.5%263
Other0%0
Not given0%0

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report100%267
Voluntary report0%0
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 22,777 reports carrying product code HBE. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Device displays incorrect message11543.1%1.3%
Unintended power up3713.9%0.2%
Overheating of device3613.5%26.9%
Device remains activated228.2%0.7%
Self-activation or keying217.9%2.3%
Unintended system motionthe device moved when it should not have103.7%0.3%
Temperature problem62.2%1.6%
Fluid/blood leak51.9%1.1%
Leak/splashthe device leaked51.9%0.5%
Breakthe device broke41.5%9%
Device operates differently than expectedthe device behaved unexpectedly41.5%1.7%
Disassembly41.5%0.5%
Detachment of device component20.7%1%
Electrical /electronic property probleman electrical or electronic problem20.7%0.2%
Smoking20.7%0.5%
Unstable20.7%0.1%
Device contamination with chemical or other material10.4%0.6%
Device inoperablethe device could not be used10.4%0.8%
Flaked10.4%6.2%
Metal shedding debris10.4%0.2%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
No patient involvement17766.3%
Therapeutic effects, unexpected20.7%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureRemb Sag SawProduct code HBEAll MAUDE reports
Reports26722,77726,136,888
Share of that pool—1.2%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports009
Classified as injury1.5%3.1%36.2%
Classified as malfunction98.5%96.7%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer100%99%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. 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."

Other brands with product code HBE

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Midas Rex MR87,2626,4160%
Unknown_InstrumentstIre_Product1,4751230%
Micro Sagittal Saw1,39500%
Ipc Handpiece - Indigo Drill727790%
Perforator Driver W/Hudson End69500%
Minimal Access Attachment49810%
Motor Legend Ehs Stylus41770%
Ipc Handpiece Attachment - Indigo Drill391320%
Midas Rex Legend9523560%
Ipc Handpiece - Stylus Touch28560%
Ipc Handpiece - Powerease Driver2601540%
Footed Attachment 16mm256180%
Compact Speed Reducer 60 132500%
Elite 12cm Straight Attachment236120%
Emax 2 Plus Motor8,860620%

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." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Remb Sag Saw reports

How many FDA reports name Remb Sag Saw?

267 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 0 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (98.5%) and injury (1.5%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

device displays incorrect message (43.1%), unintended power up (13.9%), overheating of device (13.5%), device remains activated (8.2%) and self-activation or keying (7.9%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (100%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Remb Sag Saw was at fault?

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." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

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. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. 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.