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Cool-tip ACT1507Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · RFA Single Electrode Kit · Class 2

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

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 2 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10884524001166), received between Jun 17, 2019 and Jan 16, 2026 — classified as 1 injury, 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Electrical Shorting” (1 report).

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.

Reports received per month

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Last 36 months. The most recent month may be incomplete.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
  • Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available1
  • Electrical Shorting1
  • Failure to Fire1
  • No Flow1

Patient problems

  • Insufficient Information1
  • Superficial (First Degree) Burn1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • InjuryJan 16, 2026No Flow; Appropriate Device Problem Term/Code Not Available

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED DUE TO THE WATER TEMPERATURE WAS NOT RISING.

    Patient problems: Insufficient Information

    MAUDE report 24094322 ↗
  • MalfunctionJun 17, 2019Failure to Fire; Electrical Shorting; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Failure to Fire; Electrical Shorting; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING THE ABLATION PROCESS, THE RF NEEDLE DID NOT EMIT POWER, AND THE ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION HAD NO EFFECT. THEY PERFORMED POSTOPERATIVE EXPERIMENTS ON PIG LIVER WHICH SHOWED THAT THE NEEDLE HANDLE HAD ELECTRIC LEAKAGE WHICH HAD CAUSED SLIGHT REDNESS WITH THE COLLEAGUE'S HAND WITH SLIGHT REDNESS. IT WAS TREATED WITH COLD COMPRESS. THEY REPLACED THE RF NEEDLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

    Patient problems: Superficial (First Degree) Burn

    MAUDE report 8706179 ↗

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