Acusnare G22631Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 38 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00827002226319), received between May 13, 2016 and Sep 29, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 36 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Failure to Conduct” (14 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 38 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 29, 2026Retraction Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50941373 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 14, 2026Failure to Cut

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50260221 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 22, 2026Retraction Problem

  DURING AN UNKNOWN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SNARE WOULD NOT CLOSE [UNABLE TO RETRACT]. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25257992 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 13, 2026Failure to Cut

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE IN THE STOMACH, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE POLYP WAS EXCISED, BUT THE SNARE COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED [DEVICE DOES NOT REMOVE POLYP AS INTENDED]. THE HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK, SO A NEW SNARE WAS USED TO CONTINUE THE POLYPECTOMY, AND THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24057363 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 15, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE IN THE COLON, THE USER SELECTED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT THE] OPERATOR HAD DIFFICULTY CLOSING DEVICE AS HANDLE WAS TOO STIFF. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED ON 22JULY2025 CONFIRMING THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WHEN RETRACTING THE SNARE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22819243 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 23, 2025Device Handling Problem; Device Handling Problem

  IN PREPARATION FOR A PROCEDURE, THE USER SELECTED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT] THE SNARE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY. WHEN TESTING THE RETRACTION OF THE SNARE INTO THE TUBE OF THE DEVICE BODY, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT, WHEN APPLYING THE NECESSARY RETRACTION PRESSURE, THE MATERIAL OF THE EXTERNAL TUBE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION, COMPROMISING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE AND THE SAFETY OF ITS USE. THE DEVICE WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, ENSURING THE SAFE CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEDURE. CUSTOMER PROVIDED A VIDEO SHOWING KINKED DEVICE SHEATH, AS SNARE LOOP IS UNABLE TO CUT. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO PATIENT CONTACT; THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22077432 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 28, 2024Off-Label Use; Failure to Cut; Off-Label Use; Failure to Cut

  DURING AN UNKNOWN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PRODUCT WOULD NOT CUT THROUGH THE POLYP. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20545304 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2024Failure to Cut; Failure to Cut

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE [DEVICE] WOULD NOT CUT THROUGH POLYP. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20504207 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 13, 2024Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE IN SIGMOID COLON, THE PHYSICIAN USED FOUR COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE[S]. IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN INSERTING IT [SNARES] INTO THE CAVITY AND TRYING TO COLLECT THE FRAGMENT, THERE IS RESISTANCE (SOMETIMES TO APPLICATION AND LATER TO RETRACTION) AND LOCKING AT THE MOMENT OF TWISTING, AND SHE IS UNABLE TO COLLECT THE FRAGMENT. CUSTOMER PROVIDED VIDEO SHOWING RESISTANCE WHEN ADVANCING AND RETRACTING THE SNARE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20213842 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 25, 2024Break; Break

  DURING AN POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE IN SIGMOID COLON, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT [THE] NURSE TRIED TO CAPTURE THE POLYP BUT THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19608504 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 26, 2024Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING A COLON PROXIMAL TRANSVERSE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT THE USER WAS] TAKING OUT A POLYP IN THE PROXIMAL TRANSVERSE, WENT TO HOOK SNARE UP TO CAUTERY, AND SNARE WAS NOT TRANSMITTING CAUTERY. USER THEN SWITCHED OUT SNARES AND IT WORKED. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18979819 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2024Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  DURING A COLONOSCOPY, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE USER WANTED TO PERFORM A COLONIC MUCOSECTOMY BY MEANS OF A MINI SNARE LOOP AFTER CAPTURING THE TUMOR. AT THE TIME OF TIGHTENING THE LOOP, THE PLASTIC SHEATH WRINKLED AT THE HANDLE, HINDERING THE COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE SNARE AND THEREFORE RESECTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THEY CHANGED INSTRUMENTS. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18880590 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 12, 2023Material Separation; Material Separation

  DURING AN INTESTINAL POLYPS REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT] DURING PROCEDURE USER DETECTED THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN FROM THE SHEATH. THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE POLYPECTOMY WITH THIS DEVICE. THEY CHANGED TO ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18309403 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 16, 2023Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use

  DURING AN INTESTINAL POLYP REMOVAL, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT THE] USER CANNOT OPEN AND CLOSE THE SNARE INSIDE THE ENDOSCOPY CHANNEL SMOOTHLY. USER DETECTED THE PLASTIC OUTER SHEATH DEFORMED WHILE RETRACTING THE SNARE INTO SHEATH AND THE SNARE CANNOT BE RETRACTED COMPLETELY INTO SHEATH. USER THEN CHANGED TO ANOTHER SAME DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17143428 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 7, 2022Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING AN UPPER DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY POLYPECTOMY, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT] NO ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSED. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 15743087 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 5, 2022Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING AN UPPER DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT] WHEN USING THE POLYPECTOMY LOOP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN THE CONDUCTION OF CURRENT (ENERGY) AND, AFTER BEING EXPOSED, IT DID NOT WITHDRAW. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14914347 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2022Retraction Problem; Material Twisted/Bent; Retraction Problem; Material Twisted/Bent

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY, THE PHYSICIAN USED TWO COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARES. IT WAS REPORTED [THAT] THERE WAS A KINK IN THE WIRE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CLOSE COMPLETELY. SAME PROBLEM FOR BOTH [SNARE] DEVICES. CUSTOMER USED ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE SUCCESSFULLY. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14663476 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 24, 2022Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THE SNARE COULD NOT GET ANY ELECTRICITY, THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED TWO OTHER PROCEDURES CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE REPORT (COOK (B)(4)). THE PHYSICIAN MADE A FULL REVISION [REPAIR & SERVICE] OF THE COAGULATION MACHINE AND ACTIVE CORD AS WELL AFTER THESE INCIDENTS. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14487626 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 24, 2022Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. IT WAS REPORTED THE SNARE COULD NOT GET ANY ELECTRICITY, THE SAME MALFUNCTION OCCURRED IN TWO OTHER PROCEDURES CAPTURED IN A SEPARATE REPORT (SEE COOK REFERENCE (B)(4)). THE PHYSICIAN MADE A FULL REVISION REPAIR & SERVICE OF THE COAGULATION MACHINE AND ACTIVE CORD AS WELL AFTER THESE INCIDENTS. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 14487568 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 5, 2021Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. THE SNARE WAS NOT CUTTING THROUGH THE POLYP [SUBJECT OF REPORT]. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 15-APRIL-2021 STATED THE SNARE WAS USED AS A COLD SNARE. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11778805 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 10, 2020Off-Label Use; Off-Label Use

  DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. THE PATIENT HAD TWO PLASTIC BILIARY STENTS ALREADY IN PLACE. THE SNARE WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE EACH STENT [ABNORMAL USE]. THE FIRST STENT WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED SUCCESSFULLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SECOND STENT THE SNARE WOULD NOT CLOSE IN AROUND STENT [SUBJECT OF THIS REPORT]. A SECOND SNARE WAS OPENED AND IT WORKED FINE. THE PROCEDURE WAS ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9950018 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 9, 2020Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. THE DEVICE WAS BUNCHING UP JUST BEYOND THE HANDLE. IT PULLED UP LIKE A SLEEVE. THE PHYSICIAN USED A DIFFERENT DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE INFORMATION AT THE TIME. CLARIFICATION WAS RECEIVED ON 11-FEB-2020 NOTING THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WITH RETRACTION. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9804873 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 9, 2020Material Twisted/Bent; Material Twisted/Bent

  DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. THE DEVICE WAS BUNCHING UP JUST BEYOND THE HANDLE. IT PULLED UP LIKE A SLEEVE. THE PHYSICIAN USED A DIFFERENT DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NOT REPORTABLE INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. CLARIFICATION WAS RECEIVED ON 11-FEB-2020 NOTING THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY WITH RETRACTION. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9804872 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2020Failure to Conduct; Failure to Cut; Failure to Conduct; Failure to Cut

  THE FOLLOWING WAS INITIALLY REPORTED TO THE FDA "DURING AN ESOPHAGOGASTRIC PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE. THE PHYSICIAN FOUND OUT THE CUTTING WIRE WAS BROKEN [DEVICE DID NOT ALLOW ANY TRANSFER OF ELECTRICAL POWER] DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER COOK ACUSNARE." CLARIFICATION WAS RECEIVED ON 05-MAY-2020: THE DEVICE ALLOWED COAGULATION/BURNING BUT DID NOT CUT PROPERLY. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 9706393 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 5, 2019Failure to Conduct; Failure to Conduct

  DURING A COLON POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE NURSE ATTEMPTED TO USE A COOK ACUSNARE POLYPECTOMY SNARE TO ELIMINATE POLYPS. THE WIRE DIDN'T WORK AT ELECTROCAUTERY FUNCTION [UNABLE TO CONDUCT CURRENT]. THE NURSE USED ANOTHER LOT OF THE SAME DEVICE AND FINISHED THE PROCEDURE. ON 04-NOV-2019 CLARIFICATION INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED NOTING THE ISSUE WAS FOUND PRIOR TO INSERTION DOWN THE ENDOSCOPE. THIS OCCURRED PRIOR TO PATIENT CONTACT; THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 9278915 ↗