Proximate PXR35Recalls & reported problems
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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 10705036002666), received between Sep 28, 2023 and Sep 28, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Mechanics Altered” (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.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Mechanics Altered1
Patient problems
- Wound Dehiscence1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 28, 2023Mechanics Altered; Mechanics Altered
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE THE SURGEON USED THE PXW35 SKIN STAPLER TO APPOSE WOUND EDGES POST-OPERATIVELY. SURGEON COMPLAINED THE FOLLOWING DAY THAT SOME OF THE CLIPS HAD BECOME UNDONE. THE SURGEON NEEDED TO TOUCH UP THE SURGICAL WOUND CLOSURE USING A SUTURE. THE SURGEON OBSERVED UNDOING OF STAPLES ON SURGICAL WOUND. THIS WAS CORRECTED WITH SUTURES. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Patient problems: Wound Dehiscence
MAUDE report 17833147 ↗
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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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