NA 314.40Recalls & reported problems
Synthes GmbH · HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 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 10887587037233), received between Aug 3, 2018 and Aug 3, 2018 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Contamination /Decontamination Problem” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Contamination /Decontamination Problem1
Patient problems
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 3, 2018Contamination /Decontamination Problem; Contamination /Decontamination Problem
(B)(6) REPORTS THAT AFTER STERILIZATION ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, THE HANDLES FOR (6) HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVERS LEAVE A BLACK STAIN ON THE WHITE PEEL PACK. THERE WAS NO PATIENT OR SURGICAL INVOLVEMENT. THIS REPORT IS FOR A HEXAGONAL SCREWDRIVER. THIS IS REPORT 4 OF 6 FOR (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 7747884 ↗
Other SCREWDRIVER devices
- DELTA XTEND 2307-92-003Depuy (Ireland) · SCREWDRIVER751 reports
- EXPEDIUM 279712400Medos International Sàrl · SCREWDRIVER551 reports
- NA 314.467Synthes GmbH · SCREWDRIVER498 reports
- 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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