CONMED 9731BARecalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · SOFT TISSUE ELECTRODE BASIC KIT; HOOK DESIGN · Class 2
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 10845854026045), received between Jul 29, 2022 and Jul 29, 2022 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Excessive Heating” (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
- Excessive Heating1
Patient problems
- Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryJul 29, 2022Excessive Heating; Excessive Heating
THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE 9731BA, SOFT TISSUE ELECTRODE BASIC KIT; HOOK DESIGN WAS BEING USED DURING A LATERAL RELEASE IN THE KNEE ON (B)(6) 2022 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THAT ¿THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WITH ONE OF OUR HOOK PROBES (9731BA) THAT WAS INVOLVED IN HARMING A PATIENT LEAVING A THIRD DEGREE BURN DURING AN OPERATION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PRODUCT WAS PLUGGED IN IMPROPERLY CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. WE WERE FIRST NOTIFIED DURING THE CASE THAT THE PROBE WAS NOT WORKING. WE ADVISED THAT THE PROBE ALONG WITH A GROUNDING PAD NEEDED TO BE PLUGGED INTO THE EDGE AES DEVICE (EDGE ADVANCED ENERGY GENERATOR). THE SURGICAL TEAM THEN UNPLUGGED THE PROBE FROM THE BOVIE MACHINE BEING USED AND INTO THE EDGE. AT THIS POINT IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THEY ALSO SWITCH THE GROUNDING PAD OVER TO THE EDGE SYSTEM AS WELL. THE END RESULT CAUSED A BURN TO THE PATIENT.¿ THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND WAS SAID TO HAVE LASTED UNDER 1 HOUR. THERE WAS NO REPORTED DELAY TO THE SURGERY. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOUND THE 90-DEGREE HOOK PROBE IN THE 9731BA WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT AT THE SITE OF THE BURN. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW LONG THE DEVICE HAD BEEN IN USE WHEN THE BURN
Patient problems: Full thickness (Third Degree) Burn
MAUDE report 15128131 ↗
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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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