Megadyne 0039Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10614559100851), received between Mar 1, 2023 and Mar 1, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Arcing of Electrodes” (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.

• InjuryMar 1, 2023Flaked; Arcing of Electrodes; Difficult or Delayed Activation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Flaked; Arcing of Electrodes; Difficult or Delayed Activation; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LIVER TRANSPLANT THE BOVI WAS ACTIVATED OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT AND A SPARK JUMPED OFF THE ELECTRODE AND IGNITED A SPONGE. ATTEMPTING TO DOUSE THE FIRE THE SURGEON BURNED HER HAND CREATING A BLISTER. THE SPONGE WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR AND DOUSED WITH SALINE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

  Patient problems: Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 16459097 ↗