Valleylab E0502-1Recalls & reported problems
Covidien LP · Monopolar Adapter · Class 2
All models of Valleylab (97)
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10884524002170), received between Aug 26, 2025 and Aug 26, 2025 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Connection Problem” (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
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1
- Connection Problem1
- Device Alarm System1
Patient problems
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 26, 2025Device Alarm System; Connection Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Device Alarm System; Connection Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING TONSILLECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE SUCTION COAGULATION DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO UNIVERSAL ADAPTER BUT FAILED TO PRODUCE COAGULATION THERAPY AND ALARMING OCCURRED. THE DEVICE WAS REPOSITIONED BUT IT WAS STILL THE SAME. A NEW PACKAGE WAS OPENED AND CONNECTED IT TO THE ADAPTER BUT IT ALSO DID NOT WORK. IT WAS THEN HELD BY A STAFF MEMBER WITHOUT THE ADAPTER TO THE MONOPOLAR PORT, WHICH RESOLVED THE ISSUE. THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED FIVE DAYS POST-OP FOR ADDITIONAL SURGERY TO RESOLVED TONSIL HEMORRHAGE.
Patient problems: Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
MAUDE report 22892493 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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