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SenSight™ B31040Recalls & reported problems

Medtronic, Inc. · ACCY B31040 LEAD TEST CABLE KIT EMN LJ53 · Class 3

All models of SenSight (18)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
8
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00763000426552), received between Oct 2, 2023 and Sep 22, 2026 — classified as 8 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “High impedance” (7 reports).

20 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (H020007, P960009); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 1 reportsDec 2023: 1 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 0 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 2 reportsJul 2025: 1 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 1 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 1 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520262
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • High impedance7
  • Connection Problem1
  • Impedance Problem1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions8

Recent adverse event reports

The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionSep 22, 2026Impedance Problem

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 50854747 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 3, 2025High impedance; High impedance

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN IMPEDANCE CHECK, POLES 0 AND 1B SHOWED HIGH VALUES GREATER THAN 20 KO, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION OF THE TEST CABLE. AN IMPEDANCE CHECK WAS PERFORMED, AND A SECOND UNIT OF THE SENSIGHT TEST CABLE WAS USED FOR COMPARISON, WHICH OPERATED NORMALLY AND CONFIRMED THE DEFECT IN THE FIRST UNIT. THE PHYSICIAN WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROPER HANDLING OF THE TEST CABLE AND CLEANING OF THE ELECTRODE. ADDITIONAL TESTS WERE SUGGESTED TO VALIDATE FUNCTIONALITY, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE USE OF A SECOND SENSIGHT TEST CABLE RESOLVED THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 23451536 ↗
  • MalfunctionJul 28, 2025High impedance; Connection Problem; High impedance; Connection Problem

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TEST CABLE CONNECTION FAILURE WITH THE ELECTRODE. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE OBSERVED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE. TRIED TO MAKE THE CONNECTION SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IMPEDANCE REMAINED HIGH. OPENED ANOTHER CABLE TEST AND IT WORKED. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22629363 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 30, 2025High impedance; High impedance

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SURGERY, THE LEAD TEST CABLE EXHIBITED HIGH IMPEDANCE. NO SURGICAL INTERVENTION OCCURRED AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22358369 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 16, 2025High impedance; High impedance

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE MEASURING CABLE SHOWED IMPEDANCES WERE >40,000 OHM ON CONTACTS 2C AND 3. THERE WERE NO KNOWN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. THE MEASURING CABLE WAS RECONNECTED, ROTATED, AND THE ELECTRODE WAS CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THE MEASURING CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, AFTER WHICH NO FURTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND, IMPEDANCES WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. (B)(6) 2025 E1 (FOR, REP): NO NEW INFORMATION. (B)(6) 2025 E2 (REP, FOR) NO NEW INFORMATION (B)(6) 2025 AN_RP (FOR, REP); NO NEW INFORMATION.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 22213904 ↗
  • MalfunctionDec 12, 2023High impedance; High impedance

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER¿S REPRESENTATIVE (REP) REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE HIGH IMPEDANCE WAS DUE TO THE TESTING CABLE WHICH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 30TH.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18315412 ↗
  • MalfunctionNov 20, 2023High impedance; High impedance

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT TESTED THE LEAD INTRA-OP THE IMPEDANCES WERE ALL HIGH. THE LEAD CABLED WAS SWAPPED AND THE IMPEDANCES RESOLVED. IT WAS TRIED 3 TIMES BEFORE SWITCHING THE CABLE THERE WAS NO CHANGE. ACTIONS TAKEN WERE SWAPPED THE CABLE AFTER RECONNECTING 3 TIMES, PUSHING THE STYLET IN, AND RESISTING THE CABLE WITH THE LEAD TEST CABLE JAWS CLOSED. THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. NO SYMPTOMS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE (REP). THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE STYLET WAS PUSHED DOWN, TWISTED THE LOCKING CABLE TO GET RID OF ANY PASSIBLE FILM, THE LEAD WAS WHIPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND RE-INSERTED WITH NO CHANGE. A NEW TEST CABLE WAS OPENED AND THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED. THIS WAS INFORMATION CONFIRMED WITH THE PHYSICIAN.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 18169470 ↗
  • MalfunctionOct 2, 2023High impedance; High impedance

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE MANUFACTURER¿S REPRESENTATIVE (REP), WHICH WAS CONFIRMED WITH THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER (HCP), REPORTED THE CAUSE OF THE IMPEDANCE ISSUE WASN¿T DETERMINED.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 17851731 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under H020007, P960009. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

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