Endo Peanut 173019Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 23 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884523000764), received between Apr 22, 2016 and Nov 13, 2023 — classified as 4 injuries, 19 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment Of Device Component” (14 reports).

1 other recall cover devices cleared under the same FDA submission (K931962); 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. 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 23 most recent of 23 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionNov 13, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY AND TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, WHILE USING A TISSUE DISSECTING INSTRUMENT, THE GAUZE ROD WAS PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF IT AND THE GAUZE SECTION WAS FOUND AND RETRACTED.

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

  MAUDE report 18121116 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 12, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WAS BAD WHILE TRYING TO BE USED. THERE WAS A HEMOSTATIC OPENING AND AN OPEN FRONT. A NEW PRODUCT WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

  Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding

  MAUDE report 17731234 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 15, 2020Break; Break

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A TRANSABDOMINAL PREPERITONEAL PROCEDURE, THE WELDING AT THE TIP OF PART PEELED OFF MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO USE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS TAKEN OUT WITHOUT AFFECTING THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10683780 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 30, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC SIGMOIDECTOMY, THE TIP GAUZE PART CAME OFF AND FELL OFF. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10610194 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 7, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING COLON SURGERY, THE GAUZE PART AT THE TIP SLIPPED OFF INTO THE PATIENT'S CAVITY. THE GAUZE PART WAS MANAGED TO BE RETRIEVED AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER DEVICE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions; No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 10241277 ↗
• InjuryFeb 7, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, UPON SOFT DISSECTION, THE TIP OF THE DEVICE WHICH IS THE WHITE COTTON MATERIAL WAS MISSING AND FELL INTO THE BODY. X-RAY WAS PERFORMED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND COULD SEE THE TIP HOWEVER MATERIAL COULD NOT BE RETRIEVE OUT OF THE PATIENT DUE TO ITS LOCATION HENCE IT WAS LEFT INSIDE THE BODY DEEMING IT TO CAUSE TOO MUCH HARM REMOVING IT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; Radiation Exposure, Unintended

  MAUDE report 9681577 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 23, 2019Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING DISSECTION IN A LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE PEANUT FELL OFF BUT WAS RETRIEVED. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 8540036 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 2, 2018Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC NEPHRECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE COTTON WHICH WAS ON THE TIP OF THE DEVICE DID FALL INTO THE CAVITY OF THE PATIENT. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, THE COTTON WAS THEN REMOVED FROM PATIENT¿S CAVITY AND THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7158202 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 13, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING SURGERY, THE TIP OF THE DEVICE CAME OFF AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S CAVITY. IT WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED. PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A DIFFERENT DEVICE.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient; No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 7114620 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 1, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: OCCURRED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE. THE COTTON TIP OF THE DEVICE FELL INTO THE CAVITY OF THE PATIENT. THE COTTON PIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAVITY OF THE PATIENT. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND COMPLETE THE CASE, THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY COMPLICATIONS. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE PATIENT OUTCOME IS ALIVE, NO INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6994370 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 5, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING SURGERY A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, ENDO PEANUT DISSECTOR CAME APART DURING USE. THE RADIOPAQUE TIP WAS RETRIEVED AND PLACED TOGETHER IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGE AND TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. ALL WAS RETRIEVED. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OF THE EVENT WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6610593 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 31, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: OCCURRED DURING A RESPIRATORY PROCEDURE. THE TIP OF THE PRODUCT DISENGAGED AND FELL INTO THE CAVITY OF THE PATIENT. THE DISENGAGED TIP WAS RETRIEVED. THE SURGEON USED ANOTHER DEVICE, BUT THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SECOND DISENGAGED TIP WAS RETRIEVED. THE SURGEON ATTEMPTED TO USE THE THIRD ONE, BUT NOT USED IN THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE STATUS OF THE PATIENT IS NO PROBLEM.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6603565 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 2, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE THE SWAB PART OF THE DEVICE DISENGAGED INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED BY THE PHYSICIAN. TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE, A NEW DEVICE WAS USED. THERE WAS NO HARM CAUSED TO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6536621 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 21, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: OCCURRED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY. AFTER USING THE DEVICE, THE SURGEON REMOVED IT FROM THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY OF THE PATIENT AND NOTICED THE TIP OF THE DEVICE WAS MISSING. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, THEY SEARCHED THE PATIENT CAVITY FOR THE DISENGAGED COMPONENT. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE SEAL OF THE TROCAR. SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED. CURRENT PATIENT STATUS IS NO PROBLEM.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6513422 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 13, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE COTTON TIP FELL OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT. IT WAS RETRIEVED BY THE PHYSICIAN UTILIZING GRASPERS. NO HARM WAS CAUSED TO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6490072 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 13, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Melted; Detachment Of Device Component; Melted

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, WHILE THE INTRAOPERATIVE INTRA-ABDOMINAL PREPARATION, THE SWAB DISSOLVED AND FELL INTO THE ABDOMEN. THE SWAB WAS RETRIEVED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6489998 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 3, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC TAP PROCEDURE, THE SWAB DISSOLVED IN THE PREPARATION FROM THE STALK. THE SWAB FROM THE DEVICE FELL INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY BUT WAS RETRIEVED THROUGH THE TROCAR.. X-RAY WAS NOT PERFORMED TO LOCATE THE COMPONENT. CURRENT PATIENT STATUS IS ALIVE WITH NO INJURY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6454892 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 23, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: OCCURRED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE. THE TIP OF THE DEVICE CAME OFF DURING THE CASE. IT WAS ABLE TO BE EXTRACTED. NO DEVICE COMPONENT FELL INTO THE CAVITY OF THE PATIENT. IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND COMPLETE THE CASE, GRABBED ANOTHER ONE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM. THE PATIENT STATUS IS ALIVE, NO INJURY.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6427546 ↗
• InjuryMar 20, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER: DURING A LAP CHOLE PROCEDURE, THE WHITE COTTON SWAB AT THE TIP OF THE INSTRUMENT DISENGAGED INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY. TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE, THE DISENGAGED COMPONENT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT CAVITY. SURGICAL TIME WAS EXTENDED FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE. X-RAY WAS DONE TO FIND THE DISENGAGED COMPONENT.

  Patient problems: No Information; Radiation Exposure, Unintended

  MAUDE report 6416888 ↗
• InjuryMar 14, 2017Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA PROCEDURE, THE END OF THE PEANUT FELL INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY. X RAY WAS PERFORMED TO LOCATE AND RETRIEVE THE COMPONENT. THERE WAS TISSUE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. THE TUBES WERE DAMAGED AND REQUIRED SUTURE REPAIR. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT PERMANENT. SURGICAL TIMES WAS EXTENDED BY 90 MINUTES. CURRENT PATIENT STATUS IS ALIVE WITH INJURY. THERE WAS NO UNANTICIPATED TISSUE LOSS. THERE WAS NO BLOOD LOSS OF 500CC OR MORE. THERE WAS NO EXTENSION OF INCISION DUE TO THE PRODUCT PROBLEM.

  Patient problems: Injury; Radiation Exposure, Unintended; Tissue Damage

  MAUDE report 6404202 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 28, 2016Detachment Of Device Component; Detachment Of Device Component

  DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY, THE CLOTH ON THE TIP/EDGE OF THE DEVICE FELL INTO THE ABDOMEN. IT WAS FOUND AND IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ABDOMEN WITH A LONG WORKING. THE PATIENT STATUS IS OKEY/FINE.

  Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

  MAUDE report 6130471 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 18, 2016Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE TIP CAME OFF DURING NON-ACTIVE USE. NO DEVICE FRAGMENT FELL INTO THE PATIENT.

  Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

  MAUDE report 5886223 ↗
• InjuryApr 22, 2016Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAP CHOLE, THE END OF THE PEANUT STICK WAS MISSING THE PEANUT WHEN REMOVED. IT WASN'T IN THE TROCAR. THE WOUND WAS IRRIGATED AND NOTHING CAME OUT. X-RAYS WERE CLEAR. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ACTION. A FOLLOW-UP WITH THE PATIENT ON (B)(6) 2016 REVEALED NO COMPLAINTS OR SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. THE DOCTOR WAS CONCERNED THAT ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE PATIENT TO TRY TO FIND THE SWAB WOULD DO MORE DAMAGE THAN JUST LEAVING IT.

  Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient; No Code Available

  MAUDE report 5597136 ↗

Recalls under the same FDA submission

These recalls involve devices cleared under K931962. One submission often covers many models, so check the product and lot details in each record.

• Z-2622-2017 · May 9, 2017 · Terminated
  Covidien Endo Peanut 5mm Auto Suture Blunt Dissector Item Code: 173019 The instrument has indications in endoscopic surgery for swabbing small amounts of fluid or for blunt dissect