TESSYS® TESBASICRecalls & reported problems
Joimax GmbH · TESSYS® Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgical System · Class 1
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 04250337101239), received between Dec 13, 2023 and Dec 13, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method” (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
- Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Infection1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryDec 13, 2023Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method; Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method
A JOIMAX TESSYS INSTRUMENT SET WAS USED ON A PATIENT UNDERGOING ENDOSCOPIC SPINAL SURGERY ON T12-L1. THE SURGERY WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. POSTOPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFECTION. THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS TO TREAT THE INFECTION. THE INFECTION WAS TREATED SUCCESSFULLY AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED. FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR ALLEGED THAT THE INFECTION MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY RUSTED JOIMAX INSTRUMENTS THAT WERE IMPROPERLY REPROCESSED BY THE HOSPITAL.
Patient problems: Unspecified Infection
MAUDE report 18319616 ↗
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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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