Raptor 00711177 (UDI 00724995183653)Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 27 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00724995183653), received between Jul 17, 2020 and Jun 5, 2026 — classified as 27 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Open or Close” (10 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 27 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionJun 5, 2026

  A RETAINED ESOPHAGEAL STENT IN THE TERMINAL ILEUM WAS ATTEMPTED FOR RETRIEVAL USING A STERIS RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE, THE DEVICE MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN THE TERMINAL ILEUM DISTAL TO THE STENT. MULTIPLE ENDOSCOPIC MANEUVERS WERE PERFORMED TO DISENGAGE AND RETRIEVE THE DEVICE; HOWEVER, THESE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE WIRES OF THE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WERE CUT, THE SCOPE WAS READVANCED INTO THE TERMINAL ILEUM WHERE ADDITIONAL ATTEMPTS AT REMOVING THE DISTAL END OF THE RAPTOR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient

  MAUDE report 25408783 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 30, 2026Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE RAPTOR GRASPING JAWS WOULD NOT OPEN DURING USE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWING A SHORT DELAY TO OPEN THE JAWS OF THE DEVICE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25043414 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2026Difficult to Open or Close

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25035786 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 29, 2026Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE LOCKED DURING USE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY USING ANOTHER DEVICE FOLLOWING A SHORT DELAY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25035494 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 25, 2026Mechanical Problem

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE JAWS TO THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE "BROKE AND WOULD NOT CLOSE" DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24175832 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 15, 2026Mechanical Problem

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THE JAWS TO TWO OF THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICES WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A THIRD RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24086927 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 11, 2025Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH REPORT (B)(4) THAT THE JAWS TO THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE CLOSED POSITION DURING THEIR PRE-PROCEDURE CHECK. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT DELAY UTILIZING ANOTHER DEVICE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23783240 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 28, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH MW5176915 THAT THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE FAILED TO OPEN AND CLOSE DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23672169 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 27, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH MW5165926 THAT, "STASIS DISPOSABLE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE NEEDED FOR A CASE. PACKAGE OPENED AND UPON REVIEW, THE CLEAVER DID NOT WORK. NOT SURE IF BROKEN. DEVICE NOT USED AND ANOTHER RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE TAKEN OFF SHELF AND FUNCTIONING AND THEN USED IN PATIENT CASE." NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21712982 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 7, 2025Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THAT THE JAWS TO TWO OF THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICES WERE NOT OPENING PROPERLY AND RESULTED IN A SHORT PROCEDURE DELAY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A THIRD RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21548051 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 21, 2025Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  USER FACILITY PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE PATIENT PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21435870 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 10, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Difficult to Open or Close; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH (B)(4) THAT THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WAS DEFECTIVE/NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DURING A STENT REMOVAL. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20415802 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 3, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE, THE USER FACILITY'S RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE AND WAS REMOVED IN THE OPEN POSITION. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19664465 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 17, 2024Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE JAWS TO THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT REOPEN DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE. ANOTHER MODALITY WAS UTILIZED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH REPORT OF DELAY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19554915 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 17, 2024Unintended Movement; Unintended Movement

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE PARTIALLY DETACHED INSIDE OF THE PATIENT DURING PROCEDURAL USE. THE DEVICE WAS WITHDRAWN FROM THE PATIENT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19129736 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 14, 2023Break; Break

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT DURING A STENT REMOVAL THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICES WERE BROKEN. THE EXAMINATION WAS STOPPED. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17327662 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 29, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE ONE JAW OF THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE BECAME STUCK TO THE AXIOS STENT AND DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PROCEDURE DELAY OR INJURY. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17227976 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 4, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT THE USER TRIED TO USE THE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE HOWEVER, IT DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE JAWS ON THE DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE AND GOT STUCK ON A STENT AS IT WAS BEING REMOVED. ANOTHER RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WAS UTILIZED, AND THE PATIENT PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16869866 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 20, 2023Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH REPORT (MW5115832) THAT THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WORKED ON THE FIRST PASS BUT WOULD NOT OPEN DURING THE SECOND PASS. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16780459 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 9, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDED USE OF THE RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE, THE WIRES WITHIN THE HANDLE ACTUATOR BECAME DISLODGED, AND THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE ENDOSCOPE WAS WITHDRAWN, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE. NO REPORT OF INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15393138 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 26, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA MEDWATCH # 5201030000-2022-8002 THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT OPEN. USER FACILITY PERSONNEL UTILIZED AN ADDITIONAL RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO REPORT OF INJURY OR PROCEDURE DELAYS.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14514849 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 16, 2022Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE. USER FACILITY PERSONNEL UTILIZED AN ADDITIONAL RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. NO INJURY OR PROCEDURE DELAYS WERE REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14408366 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 5, 2022Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED VIA USER FACILITY MEDWATCH REPORT MW5108030 THAT THEIR RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE WOULD NOT WORK WHEN TAKEN OUT OF THE PACKAGE. NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14288355 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 24, 2022Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A PATIENT PROCEDURE THAT INCLUDED USE OF A RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE THEIR FORCEPS WOULD NOT GRASP A FEEDING TUBE WITHOUT SLIDING RESULTING IN A PROCEDURE DELAY. NO REPORT OF PATIENT HARM.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13889139 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 10, 2022Defective Device

  RAPTOR GRASPING DEVICE #00711177 LOT#2200981 X2. FAULTY GARBAGE. FAULTY RIGHT OUT OF THE BAG. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID #(B)(4).

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 13734237 ↗