NMT cable IntelliVue NMT Patient CableRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00884838073715), received between Apr 6, 2023 and Nov 21, 2025 — classified as 6 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Handling Problem” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 6 most recent of 6 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryNov 21, 2025Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  IT WAS REPORTED FOLLOWING SURGERY, A SMALL BURN WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT HAND NEAR THE BASE OF THE THUMB ON THE NON-PALM SIDE. THE BURN WAS APPROXIMATELY 5MM IN DIAMETER, WITH THE CENTER PENETRATING DEEPER INTO THE SKIN AND THE OUTSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE REDDENED. THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT CLASSIFY THE BURN AND THE FELLOW APPLIED BACITRACIN OINTMENT WITH A XEROFORM DRESSING. IT WAS INDICATED THERE WILL LIKELY BE PERMANENT DAMAGE, THOUGH SMALL.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 23619427 ↗
• InjuryNov 17, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT HAD SUFFERED FROM BURNS AFTER BEING MONITORED BY NEUROMUSCULAR TRANSMISSION (NMT) EQUIPMENT. NO OTHER CLINICAL INFORMATION OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REPORTED; THEREFORE, GOOD FAITH EFFORTS ARE BEING PERFORMED.

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 23568580 ↗
• InjuryJan 16, 2024Material Separation; Material Separation

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD A BURN ON HIS THUMB, WHICH, WHEN CHECKED, REVEALED THAT THE COATING OF THE NMT CABLE HAD BEEN BROKEN, EXPOSING THE CONDUCTOR. THE BURN OCCURRED AT THE ELECTRODES.

  Patient problems: Burn(s); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18517462 ↗
• InjuryMay 11, 2023Device Handling Problem; Device Handling Problem

  PHILIPS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION (APSF) ON THE INTELLIVUE NMT PATIENT CABLE SN UNKNOWN INDICATING A PATIENT BURN WHILE IN USE. THE BURN HAPPENED WHEN THE PATIENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DAMAGED END OF THE CABLE. THERE WAS BREAKDOWN OF THE INSULATION AT THE ACCELEROMETER PORTION WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT¿S SKIN LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY (POD) 2, THE ANESTHESIA SERVICE WAS CONSULTED TO EVALUATE A BLISTER ON THE PATIENT¿S THUMB. THE PATIENT HAD A SECOND DEGREE BURN (PARTIAL THICKNESS WITH A 1CM BLISTER) ON HIS VENTRAL MANUSCRIPT 2 THUMB, AS WELL AS A REGION OF SKIN BREAKDOWN OVER HIS IPSILATERAL VENTRAL ULNAR FOREARM. THE INJURY WAS MAJOR AND RESOLVED WITH TOPICAL SILVER SULFADIAZINE (SILVADENE) OINTMENT APPLICATIONS TWICE DAILY.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 16910695 ↗
• InjuryApr 14, 2023Device Handling Problem; Device Handling Problem

  PHILIPS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION (APSF) ON THE INTELLIVUE NMT PATIENT CABLE SN UNKNOWN INDICATING A PATIENT BURN WHILE IN USE. THE BURN HAPPENED WHEN THE PATIENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DAMAGED END OF THE CABLE. THERE WAS BREAKDOWN OF THE INSULATION AT THE ACCELEROMETER PORTION WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT¿S SKIN LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY (POD) 2, THE ANESTHESIA SERVICE WAS CONSULTED TO EVALUATE A BLISTER ON THE PATIENT¿S THUMB. THE PATIENT HAD A SECOND DEGREE BURN (PARTIAL THICKNESS WITH A 1CM BLISTER) ON HIS VENTRAL MANUSCRIPT 2 THUMB, AS WELL AS A REGION OF SKIN BREAKDOWN OVER HIS IPSILATERAL VENTRAL ULNAR FOREARM. THE INJURY WAS MINOR AND RESOLVED WITH TOPICAL SILVER SULFADIAZINE (SILVADENE) OINTMENT APPLICATIONS TWICE DAILY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16745924 ↗
• InjuryApr 6, 2023Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Handling Problem; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Device Handling Problem

  PHILIPS RECEIVED A COMPLAINT FROM THE ANESTHESIA PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION (APSF) ON THE INTELLIVUE NMT PATIENT CABLE SN UNKNOWN INDICATING A PATIENT BURN WHILE IN USE. THE BURN HAPPENED WHEN THE PATIENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A DAMAGED END OF THE CABLE. THERE WAS BREAKDOWN OF THE INSULATION AT THE ACCELEROMETER PORTION WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT¿S SKIN LEADING TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. ON POST-OPERATIVE DAY (POD) 2, THE ANESTHESIA SERVICE WAS CONSULTED TO EVALUATE A BLISTER ON THE PATIENT¿S THUMB. THE PATIENT HAD A SECOND DEGREE BURN (PARTIAL THICKNESS WITH A 1CM BLISTER) ON HIS VENTRAL MANUSCRIPT 2 THUMB, AS WELL AS A REGION OF SKIN BREAKDOWN OVER HIS IPSILATERAL VENTRAL ULNAR FOREARM. THE INJURY WAS MINOR AND RESOLVED WITH TOPICAL SILVER SULFADIAZINE (SILVADENE) OINTMENT APPLICATIONS TWICE DAILY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 16692246 ↗