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Snowden-Pencer 88-1090Recalls & reported problems

Steris Corporation · Snowden-Pencer Plastics RETRACTOR TEBBETTS FIBER OPTICS 19CM X 30MM BLADE · Class 1

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Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy

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

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10885403151682), received between Jul 22, 2022 and Jul 22, 2022 — classified as 1 malfunction.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Smoking” (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 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Smoking1

Patient problems

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

  • MalfunctionJul 22, 2022Smoking; Smoking

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT INADEQUATE LIGHT COMING FROM TEBBETTS RETRACTORS. VERBATIM: INADEQUATE LIGHT COMING FROM TEBBETTS RETRACTORS. CUSTOMER HAS (4) EACH OF FOLLOWING: 88-1086, 88-1087, 88-1088 AND 88-1090. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: INADEQUATE LIGHT COMING FROM TEBBETTS RETRACTORS. CUSTOMER HAS (4) EACH OF FOLLOWING: 88-1086, 88-1087, 88-1088 AND 88-1090. JUST FOR SOME HISTORY. ONE OF THE SURGEONS A WEEK OR 2 AGO HAD ISSUE WITH LACK OF ILLUMINATION WHEN USING THE RETRACTOR SET. I (BIOMED) RESPONDED AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE USING A KARL STORZ LIGHT SOURCE WITH A 4-WAY TURRET ON IT. GENERALLY, THIS TURRET ALLOWS FOR CONNECTION OF 4 DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER¿S LIGHT CABLES HOWEVER, THE SNOWDEN PENCER CABLE DOES NOT POSITIVELY MATCH UP TO ANY OF THEM. THE LIGHT SOURCE ITSELF WAS RUNNING AT 100% INTENSITY AND 43 HRS OF A 500 HR BULB LIFE. THE NURSE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD YOUR3MM CABLE INTO ONE OF THE HOLES ON THE TURRET. JUST MOVING THE CABLE AROUND IN THAT TURRET HAS SOME EFFECT ON THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT GETTING TO THE RETRACTOR. I HAD SUGGESTED THEY TRY TO USE OUR ¿NEW¿ STRYKER LED LIGHT SOURCE AS AT LEAST IT ACCEPTS YOUR CABLE BETTER AND HOLDS IT IN PLACE POSITIVELY. AFTER THE

    Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

    MAUDE report 15089275 ↗

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