AESCULAP PO885SURecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 6 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046963605476), received between May 13, 2021 and Oct 12, 2021 — classified as 3 injuries, 3 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (5 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.

• InjuryOct 12, 2021Material Separation; Material Separation

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP AG THAT A DISP.SCISS.SHAFT SLIGHT CVD.D:5/310MM (PART # PO885SU) WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE INSTRUMENT SEPARATED WHILE IT WAS PASSED THROUGH THE REUSABLE TROCAR AND DETACHED INTO THE PATIENTS ABDOMEN. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. AN ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THE ADVERSE EVENT / MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12617742 ↗
• InjuryJun 15, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP INC. THAT A DISP.SCISS.SHAFT SLIGHT CVD.D:5/310MM (PART # PO885SU) WAS USED DURING LAPARASCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THE DISPOSABLE SCISSOR TIP BROKE OFF INTO THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. THE BROKEN TIP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SURGICAL FIELD. A GRASPER WAS USED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT; ANOTHER SCISSOR WAS OPENED AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED. AN ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12001396 ↗
• InjuryJun 11, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PO885SU - DISP.SCISS.SHAFT SLIGHT CVD.D:5/310MM. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THE DISPOSABLE SCISSOR TIP BROKE OFF INTO THE PATIENT'S ABDOMEN. THE BROKEN TIP WAS REMOVED FROM THE SURGICAL FIELD. THIS OCCURRED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE. A GRASPER WAS USED TO REMOVE THE FRAGMENT; ANOTHER SCISSOR WAS OPENED AND THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED. AN ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11983472 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 18, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP AG THAT A DISP.SCISS.SHAFT SLIGHT CVD.D:5/310MM (PART # PO885SU) WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE SURGERY, THE BASE OF THE CUTTING EDGE BROKE. WHEN NS WAS WIPED WITH WET GAUZE AFTER TISSUE DISSECTION (NUMBER OF TIMES UNKNOWN) IN THE LAPA S-SHAPED RECTUM, THE BASE OF ONE OF THE CUTTING EDGES BROKE. THE DOCTOR DID NOT APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE DURING USE. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11845152 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 18, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PO885SU - DISP.SCISS.SHAFT SLIGHT CVD.D:5/310MM ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THE ROOT OF ONE OF THE CUT EDGES BROKE AFTER TISSUE DISSECTION WITH ENERGIZATION 2-3 TIMES IN THE LAPA SIGMOID COLON , WHEN NS WIPED WITH WET GAUZE. THERE WAS NO DESCRIBED PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL PATIENT INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11841642 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 13, 2021Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP (B)(4) THAT METZENBAUM SCISSORS (PART # PO885SU) WERE USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2021. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, AFTER REMOVING TWO ADHESIONS, THE SCISSORS WERE RE-INTRODUCED INTO THE TROCAR, AND ONE OF THE BLADES WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER (B)(4) REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11816254 ↗