Gimmi T.0120.62Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 04049047640868), received between Oct 22, 2021 and Oct 22, 2021 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Arcing” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionOct 22, 2021Arcing; Arcing

  ACCORDING TO USER FACILITY REPORT NO. MW5103785 THE EVENT WAS DESCRIBES AS FOLLOWS:THE TROCAR IS A METAL TROCAR, AND A L-HOOK WAS INSERTED THROUGH IT AND USED AS AN ELECTROCAUTERY. THE INSULATION COATING ON THE L-HOOK BECAME OVERHEATED AND WAS BURNED. NO FLAMES WERE SEEN, BUT YOU CAN SEE CHARGING ON THE INSIDE OF THE TROCAR MOUTH AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE INSULATION WAS CHARRED AND PEELED ON THE L-HOOK. THE OR TEAM NOTICED LITTLE PIECES OF CHARGING ON THE DEVICE ALONG WITH CHARRED FLECKS. THE PHYSICIAN PROMPTLY REMOVED THE DEVICE WHEN HE NOTICED THIS AND IRRIGATED. WHEN HE PULLED THE METAL TROCAR OUT, HE NOTICED A SMALL (ABOUT 1CM) BURN ON THE PATIENT'S SKIN AT THE TROCAR INSERTION SITE. THE PROCEDURE WAS A LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY., FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4); MW5103785.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 12681875 ↗