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MicroFrance® CEV136Recalls & reported problems

Integra Microfrance · MicroFrance® Gaynet bipolar forceps with long fenestrated jaws, 5 mm diameter, 365 mm length · Class 2

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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 10381780091868), received between Apr 27, 2026 and Apr 27, 2026 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Overheating of Device” (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

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Overheating of Device1

Patient problems

  • Bowel Burn1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryApr 27, 2026Overheating of Device

    A FACILITY REPORTED THAT AT THE END OF A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, A THERMAL INJURY TO THE SMALL BOWEL WAS OBSERVED DUE TO AN INSULATION DEFECT ON THE FORCEPS CEV136 BIPOLAR 350 MM GAYET (CEV136). NO SPECIFIC TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED AS IT APPEARED TO BE A SUPERFICIAL WOUND. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED THREE DAYS LATER FOR ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VOMITING. A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE. HOWEVER, ANALGESICS AND ANTIBIOTICS WERE INITIATED AND PROVED EFFECTIVE, AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED IN (B)(6) 2026. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN SURGERY TIME.

    Patient problems: Bowel Burn

    MAUDE report 25000709 ↗

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