Symmetry Backhaus 33-5005Recalls & reported problems
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Symmetry® Clamp, Backhaus Towel, 5 1/4 in · 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 00887482008805), received between May 14, 2018 and May 14, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Device Or Device Fragments Location Unknown1
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.
MalfunctionMay 14, 2018Break; Device Or Device Fragments Location Unknown
AT CLOSURE OF SURGERY, THE OPERATING ROOM TEAM IDENTIFIED THE TOWEL CLIP USED HAD AN INCOMPLETE TIP, IT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. UNKNOWN WHEN THE CLIP BROKE. ADDITIONAL ANESTHESIA WAS ADMINISTERED AND X-RAYS WERE TAKEN TO LOCATE THE BROKEN TIP, THE TIP WAS NOT FOUND. THE PATIENT WAS OKAY AS FAR AS THEY KNOW. DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION TO MANUFACTURER.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 7512957 ↗
Other Clamp devices
- ATTUNE 2544-00-001Depuy (Ireland) · CLAMP144 reports
- NA 2178-63-134Depuy (Ireland) · CLAMP137 reports
- ATTUNE 2545-01-055Depuy (Ireland) · CLAMP128 reports
- SPECIALIST 86-5035Depuy (Ireland) · CLAMP101 reports
- SPECIALIST 96-6670Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · CLAMP92 reports
- ATRAUMATA FB469RAesculap AG · CLAMP1 recall0 reports
- Centurion I68080Centurion Medical Products Corporation · CLAMP1 recall0 reports
- ATRAUMATA FB459RAesculap AG · CLAMP1 recall0 reports
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.
How reports and recalls are matched · Editorial policy · Report an error on this page