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N/A 014815Recalls & reported problems

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · DRIVER SILK SCREW 1.5MM · Class 1

Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
1
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 03596010026477), received between Dec 22, 2020 and Dec 22, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K921481); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

  • InjuryDec 22, 2020Break; Break

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A REVISION ACL SURGERY, THE SURGEON PLANNED TO REMOVE A SILK SCREW AND WHEN IT WAS BEING REMOVED, THE DISTAL TIP OF THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE IN TWO. ALL PIECES WERE REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY USING A BACK-UP DEVICE. NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 11056911 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K921481. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1510-2021 · Apr 8, 2021 · Terminated
    CANNU-Flex SILK Interference Screws 6 mmx 30 mm - Product Usage: used for interference fixation of bone-tendon-bone of soft tissue grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructi

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