SILVERGLIDE 6720220012Recalls & reported problems
Stryker Corporation · Non-Stick Bipolar Electrosurgical Precision Forceps Bayonet · Class 2
Quick summary
This Stryker Silverglide bipolar electrosurgical forceps is used for cutting and coagulating tissue during surgery. The 34 reports mostly describe the instrument wearing apart — tips or the guide stop breaking off, and the silver plating flaking away, which the reports say could leave pieces of material at the surgical site. No deaths and no injuries were reported. There are no recalls name this device.
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- Adverse event reports
- 34
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 34 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 04546540532299), received between Aug 16, 2018 and Jul 7, 2025 — classified as 34 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (19 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component19
- Flaked13
- Fracture1
- Material Fragmentation1
- Material Split, Cut or Torn1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions29
- No Patient Involvement6
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 34 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 7, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22419869 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22359637 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22359041 ↗MalfunctionJun 30, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22358725 ↗MalfunctionJun 5, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22153231 ↗MalfunctionMay 29, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22106714 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE GUIDE STOP WAS FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING FROM THE DEVICE DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22098369 ↗MalfunctionMay 22, 2025Flaked; Flaked
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE SILVER PLATING WAS FLAKED OFF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22069804 ↗MalfunctionMay 12, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THE GUIDE STOP WAS OBSERVED TO BE BROKEN OFF THE DEVICE DURING PROCESSING IN SPD. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22001908 ↗MalfunctionMar 25, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE GUIDE STOP WAS FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING FROM THE DEVICE DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21690695 ↗MalfunctionMar 5, 2025Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED DURING TESTING AT THE USER FACILITY, PIECES OF INSULATION WERE CHIPPED OFF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21524916 ↗MalfunctionJan 22, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED ONE OF THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE WAS OBSERVED TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21211376 ↗MalfunctionAug 9, 2024Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY, THE DEVICE TIPS WERE FOUND TO BE CHIPPED AND SILVER PLATING MATERIAL WAS MISSING, POSING THE RISK OF MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19955400 ↗MalfunctionAug 9, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE DEVICE GUIDE STOP WAS FOUND TO BE DISASSEMBLED FROM THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A SMALL COMPONENT BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE, DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19953684 ↗MalfunctionMar 4, 2024Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING CLEANING AT THE USER FACILITY, PIECES OF INSULATION WERE FOUND TO BE MISSING FROM THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18826045 ↗MalfunctionMay 26, 2023Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING AT THE USER FACILITY, THE DEVICE INSULATION WAS FOUND TO BE COMING OFF THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17011159 ↗MalfunctionMar 2, 2023Flaked; Flaked
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE DEVICE INSULATION WAS COMING OFF, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO DELAY, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16473084 ↗MalfunctionDec 22, 2022Flaked; Flaked
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE INSULATION WAS COMING OF THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO DELAY, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16036505 ↗MalfunctionNov 16, 2022Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING AT THE USER FACILITY, THE DEVICE INSULATION WAS FOUND TO BE COMING OFF, POSING THE RISK OF MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15809609 ↗MalfunctionNov 14, 2022Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING AT THE USER FACILITY, THE DEVICE INSULATION WAS FOUND TO BE COMING OFF, POSING THE RISK OF MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15790719 ↗MalfunctionNov 11, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE DEVICE GUIDE STOP WAS FOUND TO BE DISASSEMBLED FROM THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A SMALL COMPONENT BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE, DURING TESTING BY A MANUFACTURER SALES REPRESENTATIVE AT THE USER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15779580 ↗MalfunctionJul 13, 2022Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE DEVICE TIP WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED OFF AND MISSING FROM THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A SMALL COMPONENT BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE, IN THE STERILE PROCESS DEPARTMENT OF THE USER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15009263 ↗MalfunctionApr 22, 2022Flaked; Flaked
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THE DEVICE INSULATION WAS COMING OFF AT THE TIPS, POSING THE RISK OF A MATERIAL BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, NO DELAY, NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION, AND NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES REPORTED WITH THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 14190304 ↗MalfunctionMar 28, 2022Flaked; Flaked
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TESTING IN THE STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT OF THE USER FACILITY, INSULATION WAS PEELING OFF NEAR THE TIPS OF THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A SMALL COMPONENT BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 13929525 ↗MalfunctionNov 22, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
THE DEVICE GUIDE STOP WAS FOUND TO BE DISASSEMBLED FROM THE DEVICE, POSING THE RISK OF A SMALL COMPONENT BEING LOST IN A SURGICAL SITE, DURING A SERVICE EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER FACILITY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES RELATED TO THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12857760 ↗
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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.