NA 311.023.97Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · RATCHETING SCREWDRIVER HANDLE · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886982187246), received between Apr 14, 2021 and Nov 24, 2023 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device-Device Incompatibility” (2 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
- Device-Device Incompatibility2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionNov 24, 2023Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE DOCTOR WAS USING THE RATCHET SCREW DRIVER OUT OF THE DISTAL RADIUS SYSTEM. HE WAS UNABLE TO FLIP THE SWITCH TO ADJUST THE RATCHET ASPECT OF THE SCREW DRIVER. ALSO FOLLOWING THE CASE, THE SCREW DRIVER BLADE WAS UNABLE TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE BLACK RATCHET HANDLE. A DIFFERENT SCREWDRIVER WAS USED. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES/OUTCOME. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RATCHETING SCREWDRIVER HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 2 OF 2 FOR COMPLAINT: (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18204616 ↗MalfunctionApr 14, 2021Device-Device Incompatibility; Device-Device Incompatibility
DEVICE REPORT FROM SYNTHES REPORTS AN EVENT IN (B)(6) AS FOLLOWS: IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE RATCHETING SCREWDRIVER HANDLE WOULD NOT HOLD THE T8 SCREWDRIVER BLADE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR ONE (1) RATCHETING SCREWDRIVER HANDLE. THIS IS REPORT 1 OF 1 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11665481 ↗
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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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