Snowden-Pencer SP90-6271Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10885403158858), received between Dec 30, 2020 and Dec 30, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (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

Recent adverse event reports

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

• InjuryDec 30, 2020Break; Fracture; Break; Fracture

  A PAIR OF FLAT NOSED GRASPERS BROKE INTRAOPERATIVELY. THE BREAKAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY A STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND SUBSEQUENT SCANS, THE PIECE WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY WHERE THE PIECE WAS FOUND EMBEDDED IN THE APPENDIX, RESULTING IN AN APPENDECTOMY.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque; Injury

  MAUDE report 11096241 ↗