Coblation SDC01-01Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · PERC DC · Class 2
All models of Coblation (62)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00817470006162), received between Jul 12, 2020 and Sep 20, 2021 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (3 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
Device problems
- Break3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- Injury1
- Intraoperative Pain1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 20, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE INSIDE THE PATIENT, THE TIP OF THE WAND BROKE. SURGEON CONFIRMED THERE WERE NO BROKEN PIECES LEFT INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A S+N BACK UP DEVICE. NO SIGNIFICANT DELAY AND NO PATIENT INJURY OR OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12502254 ↗InjurySep 16, 2021Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A CERVICAL NEUCLOPLASTY, THE TIP OF THE WAND WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO BROKEN TIP LEFT INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT DELAY USING A BACK-UP DEVICE. NO PATIENT INJURY OR OTHER COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12484421 ↗InjuryJul 12, 2020Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A COLDPLASMA NEOCLOPLASTY OF CIV-CV, CVI-CVII, CVII-THI DISCS THE PERC DC SPINE TIP OF THE WAND HAS BROKEN OFF IT REMAINS INSIDE THE PATIENT VERTEBRAL BODY IN THE CIV-CV SEGMENT LEVEL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS AN AVAILABLE BACK UP DEVICE OR A SIGNIFICANT DELAY DURING THE PROCEDURE. IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD, THE EXISTING NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT REGRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE VERTEBROGENOUS PAIN SYNDROME AND PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLE TENSION PERSIST. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Patient problems: Injury; Intraoperative Pain
MAUDE report 10262205 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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