AESCULAP PL740SURecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04046964693960), received between Dec 1, 2020 and Feb 18, 2022 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Arcing of Electrodes” (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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryFeb 18, 2022Break; Material Fragmentation; Break; Material Fragmentation

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AESCULAP AG THAT A CAIMAN DISP.INSTR.NON ARTICUL.D5/360MM (PART # PL740SU) WAS USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE CAIMAN PL470SU DEVICE BROKE INSIDE THE PATIENT. A X-RAY WAS PERFORMED TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN JAW WHICH REPORTEDLY ADDED TWO (2) TO THREE (3) HOURS TO THE OPERATION. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. NO PATIENT HARM WAS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE EVENT. AN ADDITIONAL MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NECESSARY. ALTHOUGH REQUESTED, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. THE ADVERSE EVENT IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13563081 ↗
• InjuryDec 29, 2021Energy Spectrum Incorrect; Energy Spectrum Incorrect

  IT WAS REPORTED TO AECULAP AG THAT A CAIMAN EINM.INSTR.N.ABWINKELB.D5/360MM (PART # PL740SU) WAS USED DURING A PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE CAIMAN USED IN THE PROCEDURE SOMETIMES FAILED TO COAGULATE OR ONLY PARTIALLY COAGULATED, DESPITE THE MACHINE WARNING THAT THE SYNTHESIS CYCLE HAD BEEN COMPLETED. IN PARTICULAR, WHEN THE USER OF THE PRODUCT CONTACTED, HE DESCRIBED THREE SITUATIONS WITHIN THE SURGERY WHERE THE PRODUCT CAUSED BLEEDING. THE FIRST, MORE SERIOUS ONE, THE MACHINE WARNED THAT THE SYNTHESIS/COAGULATION CYCLE HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT ON THE TISSUE IN THE BITE, BUT IN REALITY THERE WAS NO CURRENT DELIVERY, THIS MISLED THE DOCTOR WHO CUT THE TISSUE WITH THE APPROPRIATE CUTTING FUNCTION, WHICH GENERATED A BLEED THAT REQUIRED SUTURING. THE OTHER TWO WERE MINOR BLEEDS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PARTIAL CURRENT DELIVERED BY THE UNIT. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. 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 13112113 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 2, 2021Mechanical Problem; Mechanical Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PL740SU CAIMAN DISP.INSTR.NON ARTICUL.D5/360MM. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THE DEVICE BROKE DOWN, PROBLEMS DURING CUTTING OCCURED. THERE WAS NO DESCRIBED PATIENT HARM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED NOR AVAILABLE. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11399166 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 1, 2020Arcing of Electrodes; Arcing of Electrodes

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PL740SU - CAIMAN DISP.INSTR.NON ARTICUL.D5/360MM. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION, THERE WAS SPARKS ON THE JAW DURING USE (INSIDE THE ABDOMEN AND OUTSIDE). ERROR MESSAGE ON THE GENERATOR. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS NOT PROVIDED NOR AVAILABLE / WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MALFUNCTION IS FILED UNDER AAG REFERENCE: (B)(4).

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 10924685 ↗