Tri-Staple 2.0 SIG60AVMRecalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Intelligent Reload;Vascular/Medium Intelligent Reload;For use with Signia (TM) stapling system · Class 2 · Implant
All models of Tri-Staple 2.0 (37)
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 8
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 8 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521808980), received between Jul 22, 2022 and Aug 24, 2026 — classified as 8 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Entrapment of Device” (2 reports).
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 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem5
- Entrapment of Device2
- Human-Device Interface Problem1
- Misfire1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions6
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding2
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage1
Recent adverse event reports
The 8 most recent of 8 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50420866 ↗MalfunctionAug 24, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
It was reported that during a robotic laparoscopic left nephrectomy, there was a bleeding from the staple line was reported after firing the reload. The surgeon placed a weck clip at the bleeding site.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50420845 ↗MalfunctionMay 27, 2026Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A PROCEDURE, THE RELOAD WOULD NOT OPEN AFTER SUCCESSFUL FIRING. THE DEVICE WAS LOCKED ON THE TISSUE AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE RELOAD WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED SAFELY, AND NO INTERVENTION WAS DONE OR REQUIRED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25311096 ↗MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Entrapment of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY, THE DEVICE LOCKED ON TISSUE AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED WHEN THE STAPLER WAS FIRED OVER THE APPENDIX FOR REMOVAL. THE STAPLER JAWS WERE GENTLY OPENED WITH A HEMOSTAT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24747384 ↗MalfunctionAug 22, 2024Misfire; Misfire
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A SIDE-TO-SIDE ANASTOMOSIS DURING FUNCTIONAL END-TO-END ANASTOMOSIS DURING COLON RESECTION, THE FIRING ADVANCED FOR ABOUT ONE CM, AND THE SURGEON INTENTIONALLY STOPPED TO CHECK FOR ENTANGLEMENT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RESUME FIRING, BUT FIRING COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT SOME BUTTON WAS TOUCHED DURING THE CHECK AFTER FIRING WAS STOPPED. THE KNIFE WAS RETURNED, AND A NEW CARTRIDGE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20034539 ↗MalfunctionJun 9, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, POSTOPERATIVELY, OF A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS ON THE STOMACH AND INTESTINE, THE PATIENT HAD DIGESTIVE BLEEDING. THE ISSUE OCCURRED ON THREE RELOADS. THE PATIENT WAS PUT UNDER OBSERVATION.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 19495322 ↗MalfunctionJun 6, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, POST-OPERATIVE A LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS, THE PATIENT HAD DIGESTIVE BLEEDING FROM ALL THREE DEVICE. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED UNDER OBSERVATION.
Patient problems: Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
MAUDE report 19479816 ↗MalfunctionJul 22, 2022Human-Device Interface Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Human-Device Interface Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS, WHEN CREATING THE STOMACH POUCH, AND WITH THE SIDE TO SIDE ANASTOMOSIS, THE STAPLER FIRED BUT THE 2 RELOADS CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE 2 ADAPTERS AFTER BEING USED. TWO NEW ADAPTER SETS HAD TO BE OPENED AND RECONNECTED TO THE HANDLE. SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 15089266 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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