TAC-S 7209629Recalls & reported problems
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · TAC-S MICRO VULCAN ANGLED INTEGRATED · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 03596010470645), received between Oct 16, 2023 and Oct 16, 2023 — classified as 2 injuries.
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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
Patient problems
- Fall1
- Intervertebral Disc Compression or Protrusion1
- Rupture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryOct 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE LITERATURE REVIEW "LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR ARTHROSCOPIC THERMAL TREATMENT FOR SCAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT INJURIES"; AFTER ARTHROSCOPIC ELECTROTHERMAL TREATMENT OF LOW-GRADE GEISSLER¿S SCAPHOLUNATE INTEROSSEOUS LIGAMENT (SLIL) INJURIES, USING A VULCAN RF ARTHROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH A MICRO TAC-S ANGLED MONOPOLAR PROBE; 1 PATIENT SUSTAINED A CONTRALATERAL DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE IN SUBSEQUENT FALLS THAT REQUIRED TREATMENT. DETAILS ABOUT THE TREATMENT WERE NOT SPECIFIED, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Fall; Intervertebral Disc Compression or Protrusion
MAUDE report 17942342 ↗InjuryOct 16, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE LITERATURE REVIEW "LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR ARTHROSCOPIC THERMAL TREATMENT FOR SCAPHOLUNATE LIGAMENT INJURIES"; AFTER ARTHROSCOPIC ELECTROTHERMAL TREATMENT OF LOW-GRADE GEISSLER¿S SCAPHOLUNATE INTEROSSEOUS LIGAMENT (SLIL) INJURIES, USING A VULCAN RF ARTHROSCOPY SYSTEM WITH A MICRO TAC-S ANGLED MONOPOLAR PROBE; 1 PATIENT SUSTAINED AN IPSILATERAL TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE COMPLEX TEAR THAT REQUIRED TREATMENT. DETAILS ABOUT THE TREATMENT WERE NOT SPECIFIED, AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Rupture
MAUDE report 17942169 ↗
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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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