SuperCore™ Biopsy Instrument 701120090Recalls & reported problems
Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · SuperCore™ Biopsy Instrument 20ga x 9cm · Class 2
All models of SuperCore Biopsy Instrument (9)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 00886333005857), received between Jan 11, 2022 and Jan 11, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (1 report).
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
Device problems
- Break1
- Product Quality Problem1
Patient problems
- Needle Stick/Puncture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJan 11, 2022Break; Product Quality Problem
SUPERCORE 20GX9CM FALLING APART MIRRORING THE RECALL ISSUES WE RECENTLY HAD WITH THE 18 SUPERCORES. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THE INSTRUMENT FELL APART IT RESULTED IN A NEEDLE STICK OF THE DIRTY NEEDLE TO OUR PHYSICIAN UPON THE MALFUNCTION. WE PULLED THE ENTIRE LOT OFF THE SHELF IN FEAR OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN
Patient problems: Needle Stick/Puncture
MAUDE report 13227217 ↗
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- ENCOR® ECP0110GVSenorx, Inc. · INSTRUMENT, BIOPSY392 reports
- ENCOR® ECP0110GSenorx, Inc. · INSTRUMENT, BIOPSY390 reports
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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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