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Valleylab E1552-6Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Needle Electrode · Class 2

All models of Valleylab (97)

Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

Adverse event reports
1
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
0

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884521713338), received between Dec 5, 2022 and Dec 5, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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 Problem1

Patient problems

  • Burn(s)1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionDec 5, 2022Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING EXCISION OF TONGUE LESION, THE DEVICE INSULATED CAUTERY TIP DID NOT PROPERLY INSULATE. THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED BURN TO LIP. THERE WAS NON SERIOUS INJURY.

    Patient problems: Burn(s)

    MAUDE report 15914161 ↗

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