Arthrex® AR-3240-5040Recalls & reported problems
Arthrex, Inc. · Fused Light Cable, 5.0mm x 400cm (13') · Class 2
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 00888867029415), received between Aug 24, 2020 and Aug 24, 2020 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Overheating of Device” (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
- Overheating of Device3
Patient problems
- Burn, Thermal3
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 24, 2020Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN MED PROCEDURE, THE FUSED LIGHT GUIDE, AR-3240-5040, OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SIDE WHERE THE SCOPE CONNECTED TO THE GUIDE, WAS HOT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 8/13/2020: PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020. THERE WAS NO REP PRESENT. THE BURN WAS NOTICED AFTER THE CASE; NO PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THE SURGEON USED A TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AND THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER OBSERVATION.
Patient problems: Burn, Thermal
MAUDE report 10441846 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2020Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN MED PROCEDURE, THE FUSED LIGHT GUIDE, AR-3240-5040, OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SIDE WHERE THE SCOPE CONNECTED TO THE GUIDE, WAS HOT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 8/13/2020: PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020. THERE WAS NO REP PRESENT. THE BURN WAS NOTICED AFTER THE CASE; NO PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER OBSERVATION.
Patient problems: Burn, Thermal
MAUDE report 10441833 ↗InjuryAug 24, 2020Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN MED PROCEDURE, THE FUSED LIGHT GUIDE, AR-3240-5040, OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE PATIENT. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE SIDE WHERE THE SCOPE CONNECTED TO THE GUIDE, WAS HOT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED 8/13/2020: PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B)(6) 2020. THERE WAS NO REP PRESENT. THE BURN WAS NOTICED AFTER THE CASE; NO PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THE SURGEON USED A TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING FROM ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AND THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER OBSERVATION.
Patient problems: Burn, Thermal
MAUDE report 10441816 ↗
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- Integra® 001388LX9Integra Lifesciences (Ireland) Limited · LIGHT, SURGICAL, FIBEROPTIC7 reports
- N/A FC1SPStryker Corporation · Light, Surgical, Fiberoptic5 reports
- UltraLite® AX2100BIFIntegra Lifesciences (Ireland) Limited · LIGHT, SURGICAL, FIBEROPTIC4 reports
- NA 242387Medos International Sàrl · LIGHT, SURGICAL, FIBEROPTIC3 reports
- LITe DECOMPRESSION 48089999Stryker Corporation · LIGHT, SURGICAL, FIBEROPTIC2 reports
- MaXcess 3200220Nuvasive, Inc. · LIGHT, SURGICAL, FIBEROPTIC2 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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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