Tri-Staple 2.0 SIGC60VTRecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Cartridge · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Tri-Staple 2.0 (37)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 4
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 4 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521543522), received between Feb 26, 2018 and Dec 1, 2021 — classified as 2 injuries, 2 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Entrapment of Device” (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
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem2
- Entrapment of Device1
- Failure to Fire1
Patient problems
- Blood Loss2
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
- No Code Available1
- Tissue Damage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 4 most recent of 4 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionDec 1, 2021Failure to Fire; Failure to Fire
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX EN Y, WHILE PERFORMING A SMALL BOWEL ANASTOMOSIS, THE DEVICE ENTERED FIRING MODE BUT DID NOT FIRE ON FIVE CARTRIDGE'S. ON THE LAST SIXTY MILLIMETER LOADING UNIT, THE SURGEON WAS NOT ABLE TO SQUEEZED THE HANDLE AFTER PRESSING THE GREEN BUTTON. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE SURGEON USED A COMPETITOR'S DEVICE. THE SURGERY GOT EXTENDED FOR THIRTY MINUTES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12913824 ↗InjuryDec 30, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, POST OPERATIVE A GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE, THERE WAS STAPLE LINE BLEEDING. PATIENT LOST A TOTAL OF 1,750CC OF BLOOD THAT REQUIRED BLOOD TRANSFUSION. DUE TO THE POST-OPERATIVE EVENT, THE PATIENT HAD EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION OF 3 DAYS.
Patient problems: Blood Loss; No Code Available
MAUDE report 9530225 ↗InjuryDec 26, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, POST-OPERATIVE A GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURE, STAPLE LINES LOOKED FINE. BLEEDING OCCURRED HOURS FOLLOWING SURGERY AFTER POST OPERATIVE ANTICOAGULANT. PATIENT HAD 1250CC BLOOD LOSS AND HAD 3 DAYS INCREASED HOSPITAL STAY.
Patient problems: Blood Loss
MAUDE report 9519693 ↗MalfunctionFeb 26, 2018Entrapment of Device; Entrapment of Device
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y, THE DEVICE CAUSED TISSUE DAMAGE WHILE STAPLING THE JEJUNOJEJUNOSTOMY ANASTOMOSIS. AFTER FIRING THE RELOAD AND PULLED BACK ON THE KNIFE BLADE, THERE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF TISSUE THAT TEARED AND PULLED BACK WITH THE KNIFE BLADE. THIS DID NOT HAPPENED ON SINGLE USE LOADING UNIT. NO INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE CASE.
Patient problems: Tissue Damage
MAUDE report 7297612 ↗
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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 13, 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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