Barrx FLEXCC-020ARecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Barrx Flex RFA Output Cable · Class 2
All models of Barrx (19)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 3
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 3 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521181298), received between Oct 5, 2018 and Nov 26, 2018 — classified as 3 injuries.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Inflation Problem” (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
- Inflation Problem1
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- No Apparent Adverse Event1
Patient problems
- Blood Loss1
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
- Rupture1
- Ulceration1
Recent adverse event reports
The 3 most recent of 3 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 26, 2018No Apparent Adverse Event; No Apparent Adverse Event
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE PATIENT HAD A RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS AND WERE PRESENTED WITH MELENA AND A HEMOGLOBIN (HB) OF 76. FOUR UNITS OF BLOOD WAS GIVEN AND THE GASTROSCOPY WAS DONE WHICH SHOWED ULCERATIONS FROM THE PROCEDURE, BUT NO BLEEDING POINT. THERE WAS NO TREATMENT DONE DURING THE GASTROSCOPY. THE PATIENT WAS PREPPED FOR THE PROCEDURE AND WAS UNDER ANESTHESIA, BUT THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM, AND NO REPEAT PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED.
Patient problems: Blood Loss; Ulceration
MAUDE report 8103387 ↗InjuryNov 15, 2018Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, AFTER THE RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION PROCEDURE OF BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUS, THE PATIENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PHYSICIAN FOR FURTHER REVIEW AS THE PATIENT WAS VERY UNWELL. THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED A GASTROSCOPY AND FOUND A RUPTURED ESOPHAGUS. AN URGENT ESOPHAGECTOMY WAS PERFORMED AND THE PATIENT WAS CURRENTLY STILL IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU). THE PHYSICIAN ENVISAGED THE PATIENT TO BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. PATHOLOGY SHOWED THAT THE TREATMENT WAS NOT A FULL THICKNESS BURN AND RESULTED IN A PERMANENT INJURY. THERE WAS NO ERROR MESSAGE OR CODE DISPLAYED. THE PATIENT WAS PREPPED FOR THE PROCEDURE AND WAS PUT UNDER ANESTHESIA, NO REPEAT PROCEDURE WAS NEEDED, AND THE PATIENT HAD A BOERHAAVE SYNDROME.
Patient problems: Rupture
MAUDE report 8074546 ↗InjuryOct 5, 2018Inflation Problem; Inflation Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE PROCEDURE FOR HIGH GRADE DYSPLASIA, THE CATHETER FAILED TO INFLATE. THE CATHETER WILL BE RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. TWO WEEKS POST PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING FROM ESOPHAGUS AND WAS ON ANTI-COAGULANT.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 7940301 ↗
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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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