Force Triad ForceTriad ZERecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 13 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521133310), received between Feb 8, 2018 and Feb 3, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 12 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Device Displays Incorrect Message” (3 reports).

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

Recent adverse event reports

The 13 most recent of 13 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionFeb 3, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING PROCEDURE, THERE WERE BURNS WHILE USING REM (RETURN ELECTRODE MONITORING) PADS. CUT SETTINGS WERE 25/25 CUT AND COAG.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 24244270 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 8, 2022Energy Output Problem; Energy Output Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE UNIT REACTIVE ENDPOINT DID NOT REACH SEAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 13688540 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 21, 2021Device Displays Incorrect Message; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Device Displays Incorrect Message; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRA-OPERATIVELY OF A VETERINARY CASE, THE UNIT BEGAN TO BEEP LOUDLY AND THE SCREEN STARTED FLASHING WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID INSTRUMENT COMBINATION NOT ALLOWED AND THE E275 SUPERVISOR ERROR. A BLEEDING OCCURRED BUT NO TRANSFUSION PERFORMED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED USING A GOOD OLD SCALPEL BLADE AND SUTURE MATERIAL TO CUT THROUGH TISSUE AND LIGATE VESSELS APPROPRIATELY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 12505611 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 12, 2021Self-Activation or Keying; Device Displays Incorrect Message; Self-Activation or Keying; Device Displays Incorrect Message

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING USE, THE UNIT DISPLAYED MULTIPLE ERROR CODES WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES OF EACH OTHER AND WAS ACTIVATING ON ITS OWN. THE BIOMEDICAL TECHNICIAN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE REPORTED ISSUES HOWEVER IT WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM ERROR CODES E266-E300-E260-E275-E302 THROUGH THE ERROR LOGS. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information

  MAUDE report 12457772 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 7, 2021Failure to Align; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Failure to Align; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING USE, THE UNIT HAD A REM/HANDPIECE ISSUE. THE PROCURE WAS DELAYED AND THE PATIENT HAD A BURN.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 12127297 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 15, 2021Inaccurate Delivery; Inaccurate Delivery

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE, THE UNIT'S PATIENT RETURN ELECTRODES (REM) WOULD NOT TURN GREEN. IT STAYED RED WHEN THE HAND PIECE WAS ACTIVATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 11327594 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 5, 2021Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; No Apparent Adverse Event

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, THE DEVICE CAUSED BURN.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 11120966 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 28, 2020Energy Output Problem; Device Displays Incorrect Message; Connection Problem; Energy Output Problem; Device Displays Incorrect Message; Connection Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE, THE INSTRUMENT IN LIGASURE PORT 1 WAS NOT SEALING AND THE UNIT ALSO HAD AN ERROR. ANOTHER UNIT WAS USED AND WORKED FINE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 10331511 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 14, 2018Self-Activation or Keying; Self-Activation or Keying

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE GENERATOR WAS RESETTING CUT AND COAGULATION TO ONE ON ITS OWN.

  Patient problems: No Information

  MAUDE report 8164292 ↗
• InjuryDec 11, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE LITERATURE SOURCE STUDY, PRESENTING THE EXPERIENCE WITH SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PLACENTA PRAEVIA PERCRETA. A TOTAL OF 58 PATIENTS UNDERWENT ULTRASOUND MAPPING OF THE PLACENTAL AREA BEFORE SURGERY. CESAREAN SECTION DELIVERY WAS PERFORMED FOR PERCRETA PATIENTS OVER THE 34TH WEEK OF GESTATION IF NO OTHER EMERGENT SITUATION (BLEEDING, UTERINE CONTRACTION, MEMBRANE RUPTURE) WAS PRESENT. FOUR PATIENTS (6.9 %) HAD BLADDER INJURY AS A RESULT OF DENSE ADHESIONS BETWEEN THE POSTERIOR WALL OF THE BLADDER AND UTERUS DURING DISSECTION. ALL THESE INJURY CASES ARE MANAGED TOGETHER WITH EXPERT UROLOGIST. ONE PATIENT (1.7 %) REQUIRED CYSTOTOMY, AND ONE PATIENT (1.7 %) REQUIRED RE-OPERATION BECAUSE OF POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE. FOUR PATIENTS (6.9%) HAD DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION (DIC), TWO PATIENTS (3.4%) HAD PULMONARY EMBOLISM AND FOUR PATIENTS (6.9%) WITH WOUND INFECTION.

  Patient problems: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC); No Code Available; Post Operative Wound Infection; Pulmonary Embolism

  MAUDE report 8150400 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 2, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT GOT BURN INJURIES WHILE DOING BREAST OPERATION.

  Patient problems: Burn(s)

  MAUDE report 7925663 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 28, 2018Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE DID NOT GIVE A PROPER SEAL. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 7378704 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 8, 2018Defective Alarm; Material Deformation; Defective Alarm; Material Deformation

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, EXTERNAL INSPECTION FOUND MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE COVER. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN THE ADAPTER WAS INSERTED AND REMOVED, OCCASIONALLY THE REM INDICATOR WOULD QUICKLY FLASH FROM RED TO GREEN BACK TO RED. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR; THE REM INDICATOR SHOULD REMAIN RED UNTIL THE CORRECT IMPEDANCE IS SEEN. TRACED ISSUE DOWN TO A FAULT IN THE REM CIRCUITRY ON THE RF BOARD. UNIT WILL NEED THE RF BOARD REPLACED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

  Patient problems: No Patient Involvement

  MAUDE report 7252636 ↗