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Symmetry Classic Plus® Metzenbaum 36-5033Recalls & reported problems

Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Classic Plus® Scissors, Metzenbaum, Curved, Delicate, Blunt/Blunt, 7 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 00887482010259), received between Jul 28, 2023 and Jul 28, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Fragmentation” (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

  • Material Fragmentation1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 28, 2023Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation

    THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THAT DURING THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF THE PTHE SURGERY, THE SCISSOR WAS BEING CLEANED OFF AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TIP WAS BROKEN OFF. THE DOCTOR AND RESIDENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE AREA WAS SEARCHED TO TRY AND LOCATE IT AND IT WAS NOT FOUND. AN X-RAY WAS CALLED, AND THE PIECE WAS NOT FOUND INSIDE THE PATIENT. MOST LIKELY, THE PIECE WAS SUCTIONED UP BY IRRIGATION. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17419514 ↗

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