AESCULAP PO887Recalls & reported problems
Aesculap AG · METZENBAUM (MINI) ADTEC SINGLE USE Dissecting Scissors, shaft only, monopolar, curved to left, working length: 12 1/4", (310 mm), diam. 5 mm, insulated, double action, sterile, disposable, package of 10 pieces · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04038653420643), received between Jun 27, 2025 and Jun 27, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Too Rigid or Stiff” (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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Material Too Rigid or Stiff1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJun 27, 2025Material Too Rigid or Stiff; Material Too Rigid or Stiff
IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP INC. THAT A DISP.SCISS. SHAFT MINI-METZ.D:5/310MM (PART # PO887) WAS USED DURING A COLECTOMY, SIGMOID, LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, MULTIPLE INSERTS WERE STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN/MANIPULATE. THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE WAS A LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOID COLECTOMY. THERE WAS A 20-MINUTE DELAY WHILE CONVERTING TO AN OPEN LAPAROTOMY PROCEDURE. AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00044 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00045 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00046 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00047 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00048 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00049 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4), 2916714-2025-00050 AIC REFERENCE (B)(4).
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22344788 ↗
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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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