Halyard 39228Recalls & reported problems
Avanos Medical, Inc. · HALYARD* EchoLong Tuohy Bevel - 18 GA x 100 mm - Stimulating · Class 2
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Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 2
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10680651392289), received between Mar 7, 2018 and Apr 12, 2018 — classified as 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (2 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. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break2
Patient problems
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque2
Recent adverse event reports
The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 12, 2018Break; Break
FILL VOLUME: N/A. FLOW RATE: N/A. PROCEDURE: TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY. CATHPLACE: ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CATHETER SHEERED AT THE END OF FEBRUARY, POSSIBLY THE (B)(6). DIFFICULTLY WAS EXPERIENCED WHEN TRYING TO PASS THE CATHETER THROUGH THE NEEDLE. RESISTANCE WAS MET AND THE CATHETER WAS PULLED BACK, THEN ADVANCED AGAIN. THIS WAS REPEATED WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CATHETER AND NEEDLE WERE REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CATHETER'S BLACK TIP SHEERED COMPLETELY OFF. THE NEEDLE WAS DISCARDED, BUT THE CATHETER WAS RETAINED. AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE CATHETER TIP COULD NOT BE VISUALIZED ON THE IMAGE. NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN AND NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 10-APR-2018 STATED THAT THE SAMPLE WAS DISPOSED OF.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 7426061 ↗MalfunctionMar 7, 2018Break; Break
FILL VOLUME: N/A, FLOW RATE: N/A, PROCEDURE: RIGHT TOTAL KNEE, CATHPLACE: ADDUCTOR CANAL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CATHETER BROKE DURING AN ADDUCTOR CANAL BLOCK PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2018. THE BROKEN FRAGMENT REMAINED IN THE PATIENT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 26-FEB-2018 STATED THAT 9.5 CM OF THE CATHETER BROKE OFF AND WAS RETAINED IN THE PATIENT DURING INITIAL REMOVAL, WHICH WAS ATTEMPTED BY HAND. SURGICAL REMOVAL WAS ATTEMPTED ON THE RETAINED PORTION OF THE CATHETER. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT, BUT THE BROKEN PIECE WAS NOTED AS NOT REMOVED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED.
Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque
MAUDE report 7320451 ↗
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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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