Surgitie EL-23-LNRecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Ligating Loop · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Surgitie (6)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521099548), received between Jul 25, 2017 and Jul 5, 2023 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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
- Break1
- Coiled1
- Device Slipped1
- Difficult to Open or Close1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 5, 2023Break; Device Slipped; Break; Device Slipped
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, WHILE OCCLUDING THE GALL BLADDER BILE DUCT, WHEN THE SUTURE WAS TIGHTENED AND CINCHED DOWN, THE STRAND CUT NEAR THE AREA WHERE THE WHITE PLASTIC CANNULA DISTAL TIP PUSHED DOWN THE KNOT. THE KNOT THEN STARTED TO SLIDE AND LOOSEN. A NEW CLIP APPLIER WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17263325 ↗MalfunctionMar 4, 2021Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, THE SUTURE FAILED TO SLIDE AND THE KNOT DID NOT TIGHTEN AFTER BEING POSITIONED AROUND THE INTENDED STRUCTURE. A NEW SUTURE WAS USED WITHOUT AN ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11412789 ↗MalfunctionJul 25, 2017Coiled; Coiled
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING PROCEDURE THE BUCKLE WAS COILED WHEN THE SURGEON WAS TRYING TO REDUCE THE SIZE, NO HARM/INJURY TO PATIENT.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6742675 ↗
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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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