QUICKSET 2274-49-000Recalls & reported problems
Depuy (Ireland) · QUICKSET TAPERED HEX SCREWDRIVER CARDAN · Class 1
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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
This DePuy Quickset tapered hex screwdriver is a surgical tool used to place screws during hip surgery. All 162 reports are malfunctions, and many describe the screwdriver tip breaking off inside a screw or bending during use. The reports include no deaths or injuries, and reports fell to 3 in the last 12 months from 12 before. No recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 162
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 162 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10603295109259), received between Jul 7, 2017 and Jun 17, 2026 — classified as 162 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (86 reports).
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break86
- Naturally Worn28
- Device-Device Incompatibility24
- Material Twisted/Bent20
- Material Deformation11
- Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available6
- Entrapment of Device5
- Mechanical Jam3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions83
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient55
- Insufficient Information11
- No Information10
- No Code Available5
- Not Applicable4
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 162 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 17, 2026No Apparent Adverse Event
DEVICE WAS REPORTED FOR AN UNKNOWN ALLEGATION. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING A PROCEDURE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE AND OPENED FOR USE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25536771 ↗MalfunctionApr 28, 2026Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF A SCREWDRIVER BROKE OFF INSIDE A SCREW. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25021115 ↗MalfunctionDec 8, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN PUTTING SCREWS IN THE CUP AND ACETABULUM, THE TIP OF THE SWIVEL SCREWDRIVER BROKE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS AROSE FROM THIS INCIDENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23743047 ↗MalfunctionOct 21, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A BROKEN MECHANISM ON THE SCREWDRIVER TIP.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23352096 ↗MalfunctionAug 29, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DRILL BITS AND CARDAN SCREWDRIVERS ARE BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22924938 ↗MalfunctionJun 27, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE WHILE TIGHTENING A SCREW.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22346786 ↗MalfunctionJun 25, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT SCREWDRIVER TIP BROKE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22329534 ↗MalfunctionMay 29, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURGEON WAS PUTTING IN A SCREW AND THE TIP OF THE CARDAN SCREWDRIVER BROKE OFF. SURGEON WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECE AND FINISHED THE SURGERY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES ADDED TO THE CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22103572 ↗MalfunctionMay 13, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREW DRIVER TIP SNAPPED. SURGICAL DELAY WAS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22010515 ↗MalfunctionMay 12, 2025Break; Device-Device Incompatibility; Break; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR WAS IMPLANTING A SCREW AND THE END PART OF THE SCREWDRIVER SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVER ITSELF A LITTLE BIT. IT WAS NOT ROTATING CORRECTLY AT THE HEAD OF THE SCREWDRIVER AFTER THIS OCCURRED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22002651 ↗MalfunctionApr 24, 2025Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE EVENT DID NOT HAPPEN DURING SURGERY. SCREWDRIVER TIP MISSING. NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21903168 ↗MalfunctionApr 21, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE. THE SURGICAL DELAY IS UNKNOWN.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21877777 ↗MalfunctionJan 3, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024, THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE WHEN PLACING THE SCREW IN THE CUP. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE EVENT TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21069251 ↗MalfunctionNov 25, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED, THAT THE TWO ITEMS BROKE, DURING THE TOTAL HIP CASE. BUT, THEY HAD BACK UPS AVAILABLE. SO, THERE WERE NO DELAYS IN SURGERY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 20773707 ↗MalfunctionNov 22, 2024Break; Break
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AND STATES THAT: A. DID THE INSTRUMENT BREAK INTO TWO OR MORE PIECES? YES. B. WAS SURGERY TIME EXTENDED DUE TO A DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCT? IF YES, HOW LONG? YES, APPROX. 15 MIN. C. WAS/WERE THERE ANY ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE/S THAT AFFECTED THE PATIENT BECAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT? NO. D. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT? DID THE EVENT LEAD TO ANY DELAY OR IMPACT TO THE PATIENT? IF YES, PLEASE PROVIDE DETAIL. YES. AS STATED, SURGERY TIME WAS EXTENDED BY 15 MINUTES AND NO OTHER ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES WERE INCURRED.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20759605 ↗MalfunctionJun 26, 2024Break; Break
PART DAMAGED DURING SURGERY, WHEN THE SCREW WAS BEING PLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19614533 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT HAD A BROKEN HEX HEAD/ ENTIRE ARTICULATION PIECE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19566930 ↗MalfunctionJun 19, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT HAD A BROKEN HEX HEAD.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19566919 ↗MalfunctionMay 2, 2024Break; Break
SCREWDRIVER TIP BROKE WHILE SCREWING SCREW INTO PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19234659 ↗MalfunctionMar 12, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEX OF THE DRIVER BROKE OFF.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18891591 ↗MalfunctionFeb 16, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREW DRIVER BROKE AFTER SCREW WAS PUT IN THE ACETABULAR CUP. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18720981 ↗MalfunctionFeb 8, 2024Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SCREWDRIVER TIP WOULDN¿T COME OFF THE SCREW. THERE WAS SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18668257 ↗MalfunctionJan 4, 2024Break; Entrapment of Device; Break; Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT UPON PLACING THE SCREW INTO THE CUP WITH THE SCREWDRIVER, THE SCREW IS SEATED, BUT THE SCREWDRIVER WAS LOCKED INTO THE HEX TOP OF THE SCREW. AFTER TRYING TO SLAP IT OUT, 1/2 OF THE HEX BIT SNAPPED AND WAS LEFT IN THE SCREW. THIS HINDERED THE FLAT SURFACE OF THE CUP, WHICH WOULD HINDER LINER IMPACTION. THE DOCTOR TRIED TO REMOVE THE BIT OF SCREW WITH OSTEOTOME, VICE GRIP, NEEDLE DRIVER, RONGEOUR AND KOCHER. IT WAS TRIED FOR 15 MINUTES TO REMOVE THIS. EVENTUALLY A METAL CUTTING BUR WAS USED TO BUR THE SURFACE SO IT COULD SUITABLY SEAT THE LINER. THE LINER WAS IMPACTED AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DEALING WITH THIS BROKEN SCREW, AND CHECKED STABILITY. IT WAS 100%. THERE WAS A SURGICAL DELAY OF 20MINS.
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 18443339 ↗MalfunctionNov 28, 2023Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE QUICKSET TPRD HEX SCDR CARDAN TIP BROKE. IT WAS UNKNOWN ABOUT SURGICAL DELAY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18218889 ↗MalfunctionSep 15, 2023Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF SCREWDRIVER BROKE DURING THE CASE NO PIECES WERE LEFT IN THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17757401 ↗
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- EXPEDIUM 279712400Medos International Sàrl · SCREWDRIVER551 reports
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- N/A 5584111Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · SCREWDRIVER492 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-47-000Depuy (Ireland) · SCREWDRIVER487 reports
- NA 03.130.010Synthes GmbH · SCREWDRIVER1 recall422 reports
- QUICKSET 2274-63-000Depuy (Ireland) · SCREWDRIVER404 reports
- EVOS 71175072Smith & Nephew, Inc. · SCREWDRIVER336 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.
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