Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 15, 2021
Flower Orthopedics T25 Screwdrivers: Risk of Breakage During Surgery
Flower Orthopedics recalls T25 Cannulated Screwdrivers (CSD 025) in Guide Wire Kits (GWK 300) that may break during surgery, causing longer procedures and additional x-rays. Affected units have specific lot numbers.
Cannulated Screwdrivers may break at the driver tip along the shaft, near the handle extending surgery time and additional x-ray to identify the fragments from the breakages
“Flower Orthopedics T25 Screwdrivers: Risk of Breakage During Surgery.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/62782-flower-orthopedics-t25-screwdrivers-risk-of-breakage-during-surgery. Based on FDA recall #Z-1698-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1698-2021%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on April 15, 2021, that Flower Orthopedics Corporation is recalling T25 Cannulated Screwdrivers packaged in Guide Wire Kits due to the risk of breakage. The agency classified this as a Class II recall.
Lot Numbers: 2003320898, 1810220041, 1802220008, 1802220005, 1711220035
UDI: 00840118110853
Units affected: 47
The hazard
According to the FDA, the cannulated screwdrivers may break at the driver tip along the shaft. This failure can extend surgery time and require additional x-rays to identify fragments from the breakages.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Flower Orthopedics Corporation has issued five other recalls since July 8, 2020. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Intuitive Surgical da Vinci S/Si Mega Needle Driver Recall (Dec. 9, 2025), the Olympus PK Cutting Forceps Recall (Feb. 25, 2026), and the HFD100 Head Fixation Device Recall (Dec. 8, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Guide Wire Kits (GWK 300) with lot numbers: 2003320898, 1810220041, 1802220008, 1802220005, 1711220035. The product is intended for inserting screws with diameters of 5.5mm, 6.5mm, and 7.3mm.
Brand
Flower Orthopedics
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Lot Numbers
Identify if your Guide Wire Kit (GWK 300) has one of the listed lot numbers: 2003320898, 1810220041, 1802220008, 1802220005, 1711220035.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide; the notice names 9 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, PA, NC, VA.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 7 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1698-2021 (April 15, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1698-2021 to see it in context.
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