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Event 54725

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
January 29, 2010
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Orthohelix Surgical Designs Inc

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 2

OrthoHelix Part #HCS-056-32 3.2MM Cannulated Hex Driver NON STERILE MAT: 465 SS The drivers are used to drive screws in the Mini MaxTorque Screw System, which is intended to be used to stabilize and aid in the fusion of fractures and osteotomies involving small bones of the hand, wrist, afoot, and ankle.

Z-0026-2013
Recall number
Z-0026-2013
Initiated
January 29, 2010
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
47 Pieces

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The tips of the drivers are breaking while being used to drive the screws into patients.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

The tips of the drivers are breaking while being used to drive the screws into patients.

Code information

HSC-056-32-1067051

Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution: USA including the states of CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.

device · product 2 of 2

OrthoHelix Part #HCS-056-32 3.8MM Cannulated Hex Driver NON STERILE MAT: 465 SS The drivers are used to drive screws in the Mini MaxTorque Screw System, which is intended to be used to stabilize and aid in the fusion of fractures and osteotomies involving small bones of the hand, wrist, afoot, and ankle.

Z-0027-2013
Recall number
Z-0027-2013
Initiated
January 29, 2010
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
120 Pieces

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The tips of the drivers are breaking while being used to drive the screws into patients.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Software design (manufacturing process)

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The tips of the drivers are breaking while being used to drive the screws into patients.

Code information

HSC-056-38-1067061

Distribution pattern

Nationwide distribution: USA including the states of CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WI.