Bard-Parker Carbon Rib-Back BladesRecalls & reported problems across all models
Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. · 2 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 20
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
We found 2 models of Bard-Parker Carbon Rib-Back Blades by Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 20 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Mar 18, 2024 and Apr 22, 2026 — classified as 20 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unsealed Device Packaging” (9 reports).
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Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Bard-Parker Carbon Rib-Back Blades problems
Device problems
- Unsealed Device Packaging9
- Break7
- Dull, Blunt1
- Material Discolored1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions19
- Insufficient Information1
Bard-Parker Carbon Rib-Back Blades models
2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Bard-Parker ® Carbon Rib-Back Blades 371115BLADE, SCALPEL11 reports
- Bard-Parker ® Carbon Rib-Back Blades 371110BLADE, SCALPEL9 reports
Recent Bard-Parker Carbon Rib-Back Blades adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 22, 2026Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "FOUND SEVERAL 15 SURGICAL BLADES WHERE THE OUTER PACKAGING IS NOT SEALED PROPERLY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24957838 ↗MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Break
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "BLADE BROKE".
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24705580 ↗MalfunctionMar 26, 2026Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "THE PACKAGING APPEARS TO BE IMPROPERLY FUSED, RESULTING IN A CRACK FORMING BENEATH THE BLADE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24698645 ↗MalfunctionFeb 25, 2026Break
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "WE HAD THE TIP OF A #15 SCALPEL BLADE BREAK OFF INSIDE A PATIENT'S SHOULDER JOINT. THEY DID NOT FIND IT, FLUSHED THE PATIENT'S JOINT OUT VERY THOROUGHLY, AND TOOK AN X-RAY OF THE JOINT, WHICH REVEALED NOTHING RETAINED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24446157 ↗MalfunctionFeb 24, 2026Break
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "FIRST BLADE BROKE. SECOND BLADE WAS DULL AND THEN BROKE AS WELL. NO PATIENT INJURY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24431480 ↗MalfunctionFeb 4, 2026Break
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "DR. (B)(6) WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF HIS ROUTINE WISDOM TEETH SURGERIES WHEN GOING TO USE THE 15 TO OPEN SITE # 1 THE 15 BROKE IN HALF, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE. NOBODY WAS HARMED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24261535 ↗MalfunctionDec 22, 2025Break; Break
COMPLAINT ALLEGES, "BLADE BROKE DURING USE. NO PATIENT HARM HAS BEEN REPORTED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 23872589 ↗MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Material Discolored
DISCOLORATION ON BLADES DURING PROCEDURE AND AFTER USE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22850592 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2025Dull, Blunt; Dull, Blunt
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES, "THREE BLADES THAT WERE REPORTEDLY DULL UPON USE.".
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 22786251 ↗MalfunctionJul 28, 2025Break; Break
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A COMPLAINT FROM A CUSTOMER STATING BLADE BROKE DURING A PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22636122 ↗MalfunctionJul 25, 2025Unsealed Device Packaging; Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES, "THE CUSTOMER HAS REPORTED THAT THE PACKAGE WAS NOT SEALED AND THE PRODUCT WAS NOT STERILE."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22613438 ↗MalfunctionJun 20, 2025Unsealed Device Packaging; Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "THE PACKAGE IS NOT SEALED COMPLETELY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22301607 ↗MalfunctionJun 20, 2025Unsealed Device Packaging; Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "THE PACKAGE IS NOT SEALED COMPLETELY."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22301466 ↗MalfunctionJun 6, 2025Unsealed Device Packaging; Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "NOT SEALED ON SIDE OF PACKAGING. THEREFORE, NOT STERILE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22161510 ↗MalfunctionJun 3, 2025Unsealed Device Packaging; Unsealed Device Packaging
COMPLAINANT ALLEGES "THE PACKAGE IS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED. 1 EACH WAS FOUND DURING SET UP FOR A PROCEDURE, NO DELAY OCCURRED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22136366 ↗
Other Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. products
All Aspen Surgical Products, Inc. devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- 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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