Symmetry Classic Plus® 36-5040Recalls & reported problems
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Classic Plus® Scissors, Operating, Straight, Sharp/Blunt, 5 3/4 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 00887482010280), received between Jan 4, 2023 and Jan 4, 2023 — 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
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.
MalfunctionJan 4, 2023Break; Break
THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED THAT AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE CLOSING, WHILE CUTTING THE 2-0 VICRYL SUTURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIP OF THE SUTURE SCISSOR WAS MISSING. A THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE STERILE FIELD, MAYO STAND, AND BACKTABLE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT FINDING THE MISSING PIECE. THE RIGID OUTER STERILIZATION CONTAINER WAS SEARCHED AND THE MISSING PIECE WAS FOUND. THERE WAS NO HARM TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16099371 ↗
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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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