LigaSure XP LXMJ23LRecalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 11 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884521830912), received between Oct 24, 2023 and Aug 4, 2026 — classified as 11 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Open or Close” (5 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.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 11 most recent of 11 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 4, 2026Difficult to Open or Close; Intermittent Energy Output

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50124889 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026

  LIGASURE WAS JAMMED AND WOULD NOT CLOSE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24365181 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 17, 2026

  HANDLE NOT CLOSING PROPERLY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24364024 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 2, 2025Retraction Problem; Intermittent Energy Output; Retraction Problem; Intermittent Energy Output

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN OPEN LIVER RESECTION PROCEDURE AT THE DISSECTION STEP, AFTER 30 GOOD SEALS THE MARYLAND XP LATCH SEAL ER/DIVIDER 23CM WAS USED. VESSEL SEALING FUNCTIONED THROUGHOUT THE PROCEDURE, BUT AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF USE, THE KNIFE BLADE WOULD NO LONGER MOVE AND THE TRIGGER WOULD NOT PULL BACK. THE KNIFE BLADE DID NOT PROTRUDE BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE JAWS. THE DEVICE WAS CLEANED OCCASIONALLY. THE DEVICE WAS PLUGGED INTO AN FT10 GENERATOR, AND ANOTHER LIGASURE DEVICE WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE SAME GENERATOR. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23691507 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 15, 2025Defective Device; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Defective Device; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING AN EXPLORATORY LAPAROTOMY (CHOLECYSTECTOMY, RIGHT HEPATECTOMY, COMPLETE LIVER ULTRASOUND, OMENTAL FLAP CREATION PLACEMENT, AIR CHOLANGIOGRAM, PORTAL LYMPHADENECTOMY, LYSIS OF ADHESIONS ADDING 45 MINUTES THE DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE), THE HANDPIECE MALFUNCTIONED MEDTRONIC'S INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE INCIDENT DEVICE FOUND THAT MISSING PIECES OF OVER MOLD WERE OBSERVED.

  Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23278466 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2025Break

  COVIDIEN LIGASURE XP BROKE/ MALFUNCTIONED DURING THE CASE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22727888 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 14, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A TOTAL GASTRECTOMY, THE DEVICE'S JAWS WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE TROCAR AS THE JAWS WERE STUCK AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE DEVICE'S KNIFE BLADE DID NOT PROTRUDE AND WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE TISSUE. ANOTHER LIGASURE DEVICE WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE SAME GENERATOR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22495392 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 13, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE LEVER WAS LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED. ANOTHER LIGASURE DEVICE WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THIS GENERATOR. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21599300 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 12, 2024Device Alarm System; Mechanical Problem; Energy Output Problem; Intermittent Energy Output; Device Alarm System; Mechanical Problem; Energy Output Problem; Intermittent Energy Output

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING HYPERTHERMIC INTRAPERITONEAL CHEMOTHERAPY (HIPEC) PROCEDURE, AFTER 15 MINUTES OF USE, THE DEVICE HAD PARTIAL SEALING WHILE OPENING OF THE PATIENT CAVITY AND THE TRIGGER GOT STUCK THAT WAS WHY IT WOULD NOT SEAL. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF ENERGY DELIVERY AND END TONES WERE HEARD. THE CYCLE WOULD NOT COMPLETE, "INCOMPLETE SEAL CYCLE". ANOTHER LIGASURE DEVICE WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE SAME GENERATOR WITH SOFTWARE VERSION 4.0.6. THERE WAS NO BLEEDING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 20913435 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 2, 2023Mechanical Problem; Failure to Cut; Difficult to Open or Close; Mechanical Problem; Failure to Cut; Difficult to Open or Close

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A WHIPPLE PROCEDURE, THE LATCHING DEVICE WAS USED TWICE AND THE KNIFE BLADE LOCKED BOTH TIMES WHERE THEY COULD NOT CUT. IT WAS ON TISSUE AND LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE JAWS UP TO RELEASE IT. THEY HAD THE RESIDENT TRY AS WELL AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY INSPECTED IT OFF THE FIELD AND THE TRIGGER WAS CLEARLY JAMMED AGAIN. THE SURGEON WAS A LF1923 USER WITH NO PREVIOUS ISSUES, SO IT IS NOT A TECHNIQUE CHANGE. THEY USED THE LF1923 TO FINISH THE CASE AND THERE WAS NO FURTHER ISSUES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18054061 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 24, 2023Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Open or Close

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING WHIPPLE PROCEDURE, WHILE TRIALING THE DEVICE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 MINUTES, THE JAWS ON MARYLAND XP BECAME LOCKED AND UNABLE TO OPEN. THE LIGASURE DEVICE WAS PLUGGED INTO A GENERATOR WHEN THE KNIFE BLADE TRIGGER WAS LOCKED. MARYLAND XP RATCHET VERSION. THE DEVICE WAS NOT APPLIED TO TISSUE AT THE TIME, IT DID NOT PROTRUDE BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE JAWS. THE DEVICE SEALED SEVERAL VESSELS PRIOR TO BECOMING STUCK AND JAWS NOT OPENING. ANOTHER LIGASURE DEVICE WAS USED SUCCESSFULLY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 17995429 ↗