CONMED L3000Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10845854041369), received between Apr 1, 2024 and Apr 1, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Electrical Shock” (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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionApr 1, 2024Unintended Electrical Shock; Unintended Electrical Shock

  THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT L3000, LITHIUM BATTERY CHARGER, WAS BEING USED DURING A NON-SURGICAL EVENT ON (B)(6) 2024 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿ONE OF THE CENTRAL STERILIZATION EMPLOYEES RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK ON A FINGER RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES: 'ENTRANCE' AND 'EXIT' BURNS ON THE FINGER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE SLIDING A BATTERY INTO/OUT OF THE CONMED L3000 BATTERY CHARGER WITH SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6) THAT WE RECEIVED FROM YOU AS A LOANER TO TEMPORARILY REPLACE OUR DEFECTIVE BATTERY CHARGER. THE EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE BATTERY INTO THE BATTERY CHARGER, BUT IT DID NOT START CHARGING (THE DISPLAY DID NOT LIGHT UP). SO SHE PUSHED THE BATTERY OUT OF THE BATTERY CHARGER AGAIN, AT WHICH POINT SHE RECEIVED A POWER SHOCK.¿. IT WAS ALSO REPORTED THAT THE USER WAS NOT WEARING ANY JEWELRY, AND NOTHING WAS OUT OF ORDINARY WITH THE DEVICE. FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT THE USER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A 1ST DEGREE BURN AND WAS TREATED WITH ¿WOUND CARE OF A FIRST-DEGREE BURN. THE ACCIDENT WITH THE BATTERY CHARGER HAPPENED AT THE STERILIZATION DEPARTMENT. BEFORE STERILIZING THE BATTERY, THE EMPLOYEE CONCERNED WILL TEST THE STATE OF CHARGE OF THE BATTERY. TO DO THIS, SHE SLIDES THE BATTERY IN AND

  Patient problems: Superficial (First Degree) Burn

  MAUDE report 19012380 ↗