N/A LF1837Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 70 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 07613327500844), received between Mar 26, 2020 and Jan 28, 2026 — classified as 9 injuries, 61 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Energy Output Problem” (16 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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 25 most recent of 70 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryJan 28, 2026Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP ASSIST VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY WITH BILATERAL SALPINGO OOPHORECTOMY, THE SURGEON SAID THE LIGASURE WAS NOT SEALING AS IT TYPICALLY DID THROUGH THE CASE. END TONE AND ENERGY DELIVERY WAS NOTED; NO RE-GRASP ALERT OCCURRED. THE CLEANING OF THE JAWS OF THE LIGASURE HANDPIECE WAS PERFORMED FREQUENTLY, AS ALWAYS. INITIALLY, SEVERAL GOOD SEALS WERE COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY, HOWEVER, BY THE TIME THE PROCEDURE REACHED THE UTERINE AND CERVIX, THE PREVIOUS SEALS BEGAN TO COME APART AND STARTED BLEEDING SO MUCH THAT THE PROCEDURE HAD TO CONVERT TO OPEN. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT A A DIFFERENT DEVICE WAS USED AND IT WORKED FINE ACCORDING TO THE SURGEON. AS REPORTED, THE TISSUE BUNDLE WAS NOT THICK, AS THE UTERINE TISSUES HAD BEEN SKELETONIZED. PATIENT EXPERIENCED A BLOOD LOSS OF 900 MILLILITERS AND WILL BE GIVEN A BLOOD TRANSFUSION ONCE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOSPITAL. PATIENT HOSPITALIZATION WAS EXTENDED OF ONE WEEK. PATIENT HAD A SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION DURING THIS TIME TOO. THE PATIENT IS CURRENTLY HEALING, THOUGH THE RECOVERY PROCESS HAS BEEN LENGTHY. THE GENERATOR USED IN THE EVENT WORKED OKAY WITH OTHER PROCEDURES/LIGASURES DEVICES. THERE WAS NO OTHER PATIENT INJ

  Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

  MAUDE report 24203504 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 8, 2026Difficult to Open or Close

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE LIGASURE WAS CLAMPED DOWN TO CUT AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO RELEASE THE JAWS, THE TOP JAW BROKE AND WENT SIDEWAYS. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 24011337 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 15, 2025Failure to Seal; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGASURE DID NOT SEAL PROPERLY. AS REPORTED A NEW COVIDIEN LIGASURE TO FINISH THE CASE. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NO INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED REGARDING PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 23810067 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 5, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT WAS OPENED AND THE MOUTHPIECE ALMOST CAME OFF WITHOUT BEING USED. AS REPORTED, THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REPROCESSED DEVICE. THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 23727619 ↗
• InjuryNov 25, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE JAW OF THE DEVICE BROKE IN THE PATIENT. THE BROKEN PIECE OF THE JAW WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE FROM THE PATIENT WITHOUT MODIFYING THE INCISION. AS REPORTED, X-RAYS WERE USED TO CONFIRM THAT THERE NO PIECES OF THE JAW REMAINING IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO OTHER PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED AND THERE WAS NO EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23651826 ↗
• InjuryNov 3, 2025Use of Device Problem; Use of Device Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE DOES NOT CLOT WELL AND THAT TISSUES STICK TO IT, CAUSING MORE BLEEDING. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED STITCHES WERE USED TO REPAIR THE TISSUE AND THERE WAS UNEXPECTED PATIENT BLEEDING THAT WAS CONTROLLED SUCCESSFULLY. AS REPORTED, THE PATIENT REQUIRED A TRANSFUSION BUT NOT BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. THERE WAS NO OTHER PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS A COUPLE OF MINUTES. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

  MAUDE report 23457624 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 22, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED A LIGASURE TIP BROKE DURING A PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS "MAYBE 10 MINUTES OR LESS." THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23360791 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 12, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THE LIGASURE TIP BROKE WHILE IN USE INSIDE OF THE PATIENT. AS REPORTED, THE SURGERY TOOK SLIGHTLY LONGER TO RETRIEVE ALL PIECES AND GATHER A NEW LIGASURE. THE PIECE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND THERE WAS NO LARGER INCISION MADE OR X-RAY PERFORMED TO LOCATE THE PIECE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23042331 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 19, 2025Output Problem; Failure to Seal; Output Problem; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SURGEON PERFORMING DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY, EXTENSIVE EVACUATION OF HEMOPERITONEUM, RIGHT SALPINOOOPHERECTOMY W/REMOVAL OF RUPTURE ECTOPIC OVARIAN PREGNANCY, AND LYSIS OF ADHESIONS URGENT/EMERGENT ADD ON PROCEDURE. HOOKED UP LIGASURE AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. WHEN THE SURGEON WENT TO SEAL TISSUE, AN ERROR WOULD COME UP ON UNIT SAYING, "INCOMPLETE SEAL CYCLE". AS REPORTED, THIS THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22844835 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 9, 2025Activation Failure; Failure to Seal; Activation Failure; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGASURE PRODUCT WOULD NOT CAUTERIZE WHEN PLUGGED IN. AS REPORTED, THE DEVICE NEVER GAVE AN ERROR MESSAGE. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS UNEXPECTED BLEEDING, BLOOD LOSS, TRANSFUSIONS, OR IF THE PATIENT HAD ANY FACTORS THAT WOULD LEAD TO EXCESSIVE BLEEDING. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21998626 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 13, 2025Material Integrity Problem; Material Integrity Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE END OF THE LIGASURE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF IN PATIENT, DEFECTIVE AFTER A COUPLE OF BURNS. THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21599034 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Separation Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Separation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSULATED SHEATH COMING APART FROM THE TIP ¿ LEAVING IT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE TROCAR TO GET THE LIGASURE OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21572492 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 11, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Separation Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Separation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE INSULATED SHEATH COMING APART FROM THE TIP ¿ LEAVING IT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE TROCAR TO GET THE LIGASURE OUT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 21572396 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 10, 2025Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE JAWS OF HER 1837 WERE BROKEN. A NEW DEVICE WAS OBTAINED AND PROCEDURE CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21563828 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 10, 2025Separation Problem; Separation Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT FOR THE LIGASURE, THE TIP FELL APART IN PATIENT. THE PIECES WERE RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21563345 ↗
• InjuryFeb 21, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP BROKE OFF INTO THE PATIENT. AS REPORTED, THE PROCEDURE WAS ALTERED TO RECOVER THE BROKEN PIECE AND THE BROKEN PIECE WAS ABLE TO BE RETRIEVED WITH USE OF X-RAY. THERE WERE NO OTHER PATIENT INJURIES OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION REPORTED AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS SEVERAL MINUTES. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21440304 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 17, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE DEVICE BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS MINIMAL. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20702518 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 17, 2024Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE DEVICE BROKE OFF. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS MINIMAL. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20702516 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 8, 2024Failure to Seal; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGASURE DID NOT WORK WHEN THE HANDLES WERE PRESSED TO ACTIVATE. IT WOULD NOT CAUTERIZE. THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND THE EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED WAS MINIMAL. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19945152 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 28, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF LIGASURE BENT AFTER PUTTING INTO TROCAR AND DID NOT RETURN BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY MEDICAL INTERVENTION. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 19636922 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 21, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE JAW LOCKED DURING SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19581170 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT THE END OF HYSTERECTOMY, AFTER USING THE DEVICE FOR SOME TIME, THE DOCTOR STATED THAT THE TIP OF THE LF 1837 SEPARATED. THEY WERE WORRIED THAT PIECES FELL INTO THE PATIENT BUT CONCLUDED THAT WHILE THE TIP SEPARATED AND NO LONGER WORKED, NOTHING FELL INTO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION AND THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19515439 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 7, 2024Energy Output Problem; Failure to Seal; Energy Output Problem; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGASURE WOULDN'T REALLY DO ANY BURNING OR CUTTING. THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19491536 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 7, 2024Energy Output Problem; Failure to Seal; Energy Output Problem; Failure to Seal

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE LIGASURE WOULDN'T REALLY DO ANY BURNING OR CUTTING. THE COMPLAINANT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19482287 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 3, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS SHIPPED A BROKEN LIGASURE. PRODUCT ARRIVED TO CUSTOMER WITH BROKEN JAW INSIDE PACKAGING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED PROCEDURE TIME REPORTED. THESE ARE COMMONLY USED DEVICES THAT ARE READILY AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19448799 ↗