Lapro-Clip 8886848701Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Reusable Long Clip Applier · Class 2
All models of Lapro-Clip (8)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521201941), received between Jul 1, 2019 and Jun 5, 2026 — classified as 4 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 16, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Break1
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare1
- Difficult to Open or Close1
- Failure to Fire1
- Mechanical Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions2
- No Information1
- No Patient Involvement1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJun 5, 2026Mechanical Problem; Failure to Fire
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, ON THE FIRST CLIP, THE INNER AND OUTER PARTS DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THEN THE SECOND CLIP DID NOT DETACH FROM THE CARTRIDGE. THE OPERATOR USED NEW CLIPS TO CONTINUE THE SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25405123 ↗MalfunctionJun 24, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT POSTOPERATIVELY, THE BOLT ON THE HANDLE OF THE CLIP APPLIER HAD DETACHED DURING CLEANING IN THE STERILE ROOM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22324623 ↗MalfunctionJan 29, 2020Break; Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare; Break; Device Difficult to Setup or Prepare
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING SET UP, THE DEVICE PIECE BROKE. IT CANNOT BE ASSEMBLED. IT WILL NOT HOLD ANY CLIP AND DOES NOT HAVE A HOLDER FOR THE CLIP. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9643586 ↗MalfunctionJul 1, 2019Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, CLIPPING WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE TIP DID NOT OPEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE.
Patient problems: No Information
MAUDE report 8751141 ↗
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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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