CONMED C5010ARecalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · MENISCECTOMY ELECTRODE, STANDARD DESIGN (ELECTRODE ONLY) · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10845854017920), received between Aug 4, 2023 and Aug 4, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Frayed” (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
Device problems
- Material Frayed1
- Sparking1
Patient problems
- Burn(s)1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 4, 2023Material Frayed; Sparking; Material Frayed; Sparking
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE C5010A MENISCECTOMY ELECTRODESTANDARD DESIGN (ELECTRODE ONLY) WAS BEING USED ON (B)(6) 2023 DURING A KNEE ARTHROSCOPY WITH A LATERAL RELEASE PROCEDURE AND ¿THE OUTER SHEATH WAS FRAYED AND CAUSED THE PATIENT TO BE BURNED. THE DOCTOR WAS USING THE ELECTRODE DURING A KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CASE. IT WAS NOTICED WHILE USING THE ELECTRODE THAT IT WAS SPARKING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT IT HAD BURNED THE PATIENT'S SKIN.". THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT A DELAY. AFTER FURTHER ASSESSMENT IT WAS FOUND, THE DEGREE OF BURN IS "UNKNOWN/SKIN WAS NECROTIC AND REQUIRED EXCISION". THE COVIDIEN VALLEY LAB WAS THE ESU USED AND THE SETTINGS WERE 40/40. THE EFFECTED SKIN WAS DEBRIDED AND THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED ON THE SAME DAY. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED INJURY OF A BURN OF UNKNOWN DEGREE TO THE PATIENT.
Patient problems: Burn(s)
MAUDE report 17463616 ↗
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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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