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VersaOne RC8STSRecalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Reusable Positioning Cannula · Class 2

1 open recall names this device. See the recall details and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.

Adverse event reports
2
Deaths reported
0
Injuries reported
0
Recalls naming it
1

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521784024), received between Feb 9, 2023 and Oct 21, 2024 — classified as 2 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Insert” (1 report).

1 FDA recall record name this device's identifier, 1 still open.

2 other recalls cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K201805); they may or may not involve this specific model.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Reports received per month

Nov 2023: 0 reportsDec 2023: 0 reportsJan 2024: 0 reportsFeb 2024: 0 reportsMar 2024: 0 reportsApr 2024: 0 reportsMay 2024: 0 reportsJun 2024: 0 reportsJul 2024: 0 reportsAug 2024: 0 reportsSep 2024: 0 reportsOct 2024: 1 reportsNov 2024: 0 reportsDec 2024: 0 reportsJan 2025: 0 reportsFeb 2025: 0 reportsMar 2025: 0 reportsApr 2025: 0 reportsMay 2025: 0 reportsJun 2025: 0 reportsJul 2025: 0 reportsAug 2025: 0 reportsSep 2025: 0 reportsOct 2025: 0 reportsNov 2025: 0 reportsDec 2025: 0 reportsJan 2026: 0 reportsFeb 2026: 0 reportsMar 2026: 0 reportsApr 2026: 0 reportsMay 2026: 0 reportsJun 2026: 0 reportsJul 2026: 0 reportsAug 2026: 0 reportsSep 2026: 0 reportsOct 2026: 0 reports2024202520261
Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Recalls naming this device

  1. Mar 22, 2023Open, Classified

    There is a manufacturing non-conformance that may result in a metal shaving (burr) on the inside of the VersaOneTM Reusable Positioning Cannula, located where the Cannula and Body components are welded together.

    Z-1463-2023 · Root cause: Process control · FDA record ↗

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Difficult to Insert1
  • Noise, Audible1

Patient problems

  • Erythema1
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 2 most recent of 2 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionOct 21, 2024Difficult to Insert; Noise, Audible; Difficult to Insert; Noise, Audible

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRE-OPERATIVELY, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INSERT THE INTERNAL CYLINDER UNIT TO THE CANNULA, THE INTERNAL CYLINDER UNIT BECAME STUCK AND COULD NOT MOVE AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE SEAL. BOTH INSERTION AND REMOVAL WERE IMPOSSIBLE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE DEVICE. A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL WHO PREPARED THE DEVICE APPLIED SIGNIFICANT FORCE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CANNULA. ANOTHER INTERNAL CYLINDER UNIT WAS BROUGHT IN AND INSERTED INTO THE CANNULA, THE INTERNAL CYLINDER UNIT PASSED THROUGH WITHOUT ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 20494768 ↗
  • MalfunctionFeb 9, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC PROSTATECTOMY WITH LYMPH NODE DISSECTION, THERE WAS A SMALL PRESSURE MARK (ABOUT 1.5 CM * 0.5CM, RED, SKIN NOT OPEN) FROM TROCAR IN PATIENT SKIN BECAUSE OF TROCAR PLACEMENTS IN THE PATIENT ABDOMEN (PORT PLACEMENT).

    Patient problems: Erythema

    MAUDE report 16333837 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K201805. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

  • Z-1464-2023 · Mar 22, 2023 · Open, Classified
    VersaOne Reusable Positioning Cannula 11mm Standard, Model Number RC11STS
  • Z-1465-2023 · Mar 22, 2023 · Open, Classified
    VersaOne Reusable Positioning Cannula 12mm Standard, Model Number RC12STS

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Sources: FDA GUDID, MAUDE and Medical Device Recalls via openFDA. openFDA data is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.