Snowden-Pencer 88-9100Recalls & reported problems
Steris Corporation · Snowden-Pencer MIS REUSABLE SUCTION COAGULATOR PROBE 5MM, 32CM · Class 2
All models of Snowden-Pencer (62)
Data updated Oct 18, 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 10885403154546), received between Sep 2, 2021 and Sep 2, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Insufficient Device Problem Information” (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
- Insufficient Device Problem Information1
- Leak/Splash1
- Therapeutic or Diagnostic Output Failure1
Patient problems
- Superficial (First Degree) Burn1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjurySep 2, 2021Leak/Splash; Therapeutic or Diagnostic Output Failure; Insufficient Device Problem Information; Insufficient Device Problem Information
PER COMPLAINT DETAILS RECEIVED: MULTIPLE REUSABLE SUCTION ELECTRODES ARE NOT PROVIDING CAUTERIZATION AND HAVE OCCASIONAL LEAKING. ONE INSTRUMENT BURNED THE SURGEON'S HAND ON (B)(6) 2021. 24AUG2021 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED FOR THE SURGEON. THIS ISSUE OF NO COAGULATION HAS BEEN GOING ON AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
Patient problems: Superficial (First Degree) Burn
MAUDE report 12413963 ↗
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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