Symmetry SPURLING 53-1240Recalls & reported problems
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Symmetry® Rongeur; Spurling IVD; Straight; 7 in; 178 mm · Class 2
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 00887482022191), received between Jul 8, 2019 and Jul 8, 2019 — 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
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 8, 2019Break
ON (B)(6) 2018 DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, A DISC RONGEUR BROKE ITS GRIPPER INSIDE THE PATIENT. X-RAYS WERE PERFORMED MANY TIMES IN ORDER TO MONITOR THE EVENT. THERE WERE SEVEN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS PERFORMED USING A MICROSCOPE TO REMOVE THE BROKEN FRAGMENT/S. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 8769377 ↗
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- Symmetry Rapidclean® 53-1624LDAspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Rongeur, Manual2 reports
- V. Mueller NL6147Steris Corporation · RONGEUR, MANUAL2 reports
- Symmetry FERRIS-SMITH 53-1160Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Rongeur, Manual2 reports
- Symmetry FERRIS-SMITH 53-1165Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · Rongeur, Manual1 report
- NA TEB-2XFehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG · Rongeur, Manual1 report
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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