GYNECARE VERSAPOINT 00466Recalls & reported problems
Ethicon Inc. · Electrode - Ball Tip. 5Fr (1.6mm nom.) x 360mm. · Class 2
All models of GYNECARE VERSAPOINT (5)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10705031000773), received between Jul 24, 2019 and Jul 24, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging” (1 report).
1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K962482); they may or may not involve this specific model.
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
Device problems
- Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 24, 2019Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging; Tear, Rip or Hole in Device Packaging
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USE OF THE ELECTROSURGICAL/ELECTRODE DEVICE IN THE UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON THE PATIENT, THE PACKAGE WAS CRACKING; THE RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE PRIMARY PACKAGING. AS REPORTED, THIS ISSUE WAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. IT WAS DETECTED UPON RECEIPT OF THE DEVICE BY THE DISTRIBUTOR.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 8824035 ↗
Recalls under the same FDA submission
These recalls involve devices cleared under K962482. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.
- Z-0493-05 · Dec 16, 2004 · TerminatedVERSAPOINT, Hysteroscopic system Connector Cable, Non-Sterile, Reusable (20 uses only). US Distribution/Manufactured for GYNECARE, A division of Ethicon, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson
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- Olympus A22002AOLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH · Hysteroscope (And Accessories)297 reports
- Olympus A22003AOLYMPUS Winter & Ibe GmbH · Hysteroscope (And Accessories)198 reports
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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