Symmetry Surgical 23-1045Recalls & reported problems
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Symmetry® Curette, Spinal, Straight, Size 2, 8 in, 203 mm · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00887482001325), received between Aug 31, 2015 and Aug 31, 2015.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
Aug 31, 2015Insufficient Device Problem Information; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available
SPINAL CURETTE, CUSTOMER STATED THAT THERE WAS INK RUBBING OFF THE DEVICE. THE CUSTOMER NOTICED WHEN THEY WERE SETTING UP THE OPERATION ROOM BEFORE SURGERY. THE SCRUB NURSE PICKED UP THE PARTS AND THEY HAD INK RUBBING OFF OF THEM, WHICH CONTAMINATED THE STERILE FIELD. UPON AN ONSITE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS RUST.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 5053222 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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