Cytology Brush 92656Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · Cytology Brush · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 00350770926568), received between Feb 25, 2020 and Feb 25, 2020 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- Foreign Body In Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionFeb 25, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CYTOLOGY "BRUSH WAS USED ON A PATIENT AND BROKE OFF. METAL TIP WAS CHECKED BEFORE INSERTED INTO SCOPE; BRUSH PROJECTED WITHOUT PROBLEMS; WHEN RETRACTED TIP CAME OFF; X-RAYS WERE DONE TO LOCATE OBJECT...NO PATIENT HARM." ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 03-FEB-2020 STATED THAT "THE PATIENT WOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN X-RAY DUE TO THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE THAT WAS BEING DONE ANYWAY; SO I'M NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE X-RAY WAS BECAUSE OF THIS BROKEN PIECE." "THE METAL TIP THAT BROKE OFF WAS FOUND IN THE NEPTUNE (SUCTION CANISTER) IT WAS NOT IN THE PATIENT."
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 9751888 ↗
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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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