Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Synthes Selzach: medical device reports filed with FDA

1,392 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2014–2017.

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1,392
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 0
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 0 in the 12 months before; 60.6%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.1%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

1,392 medical device reports received by FDA give Synthes Selzach as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0% of the MAUDE database, from February 2014 to November 2017. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

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 (60.6%), injury (39.4%) and death (0.1%). Manufacturers are required to report events they learn of, so a large manufacturer with many products in use files many reports. 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 named most often

Brand	Device type	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death
2 0mm Cannulated Drill Bit/Qc 150mm	Instrument, surgical, orthopedic, ac-powered motor and accessory/attachment	54	3	0%
Vertecem V+ Cement Kit	Cement, bone, vertebroplasty	41	98	0.1%
6mm/9mm Cannulated Stepped Drill Bit	Bit, drill	36	23	0%
8 5mm Medullary Reamer Head	Reamer	32	6	0%
Sliding Mechanism	Forceps	28	12	0%
1 1mm Drill Bit/Mqc For Threaded Hole/56mm	Bit, drill	15	20	0%
Shaft For 90 Screwdriver	Screwdriver	12	7	0%
2 0mm Drill Bit With Depth Mark/Qc/140mm	Bit, drill	7	19	0%
Ti Low Profile Neuro Screw Self-Drilling 4mm	Plate, bone	5	4	0%
Ti Matrix Locking Cap	Thoracolumbosacral pedicle screw system	4	0	1.2%

Brands with a page on this site, 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."

Device types

Product code	Device type	Reports	Share
HRS	Plate, fixation, bone	200	14.4%
HTW	Bit, drill	156	11.2%
HWE	Instrument, surgical, orthopedic, ac-powered motor and accessory/attachment	130	9.3%
NDN	Cement, bone, vertebroplasty	99	7.1%
HTO	Reamer	98	7%
HWC	Screw, fixation, bone	85	6.1%
DZI	Drill, bone, powered	63	4.5%
JDS	Nail, fixation, bone	50	3.6%
HSB	Rod, fixation, intramedullary and accessories	45	3.2%
HTD	Forceps	36	2.6%

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

Death0.1%1

Injury39.4%548

Malfunction60.6%843

Other0%0

Not given0%0

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Questions about Synthes Selzach reports

How many FDA device reports name Synthes Selzach as manufacturer?

1,392 reports through August 2026, 0 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

2 0mm Cannulated Drill Bit/Qc 150mm (54), Vertecem V+ Cement Kit (41), 6mm/9mm Cannulated Stepped Drill Bit (36), 8 5mm Medullary Reamer Head (32) and Sliding Mechanism (28).

Which device types does it report on?

plate, fixation, bone (14.4%), bit, drill (11.2%), instrument, surgical, orthopedic, ac-powered motor and accessory/attachment (9.3%) and cement, bone, vertebroplasty (7.1%).

Does a high count say something about the manufacturer?

Not by itself. Manufacturers must file a report for every event they become aware of, so report volume follows the number 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."

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. Manufacturer names are pooled after company suffixes (Inc., LLC, GmbH and similar) are dropped; names that read as a person rather than an organisation are never published. 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.