Snowden-Pencer SP90-6335Recalls & reported problems
Steris Corporation · DIAMOND-LINE DISSECTOR FENESTRATED, 10MM JAW 5MM, 36CM, ESU PAT PENDING · 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
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10885403159183), received between Jun 22, 2023 and Jun 22, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Sparking” (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
- Sparking1
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.
MalfunctionJun 22, 2023Sparking; Sparking
MATERIAL#: SP90-6335. BATCH#: 90-6335 L22. IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT "DUCKBILL LAP DISSECTOR SPARKED WHEN CONNECTED TO MONOPOLAR CORD. SPARKED AND SMOKED AT CONNECTION SITE ON HANDLE, NOT AT DISTAL END OF INSTRUMENT. OXYGEN LEVELS NORMAL IN THE ROOM. INSTRUMENT OUTSIDE PATIENT AT THE TIME - NO PATIENT IMPACT DURING EVENT. NOT NEAR ANY CLIPS OR STAPLE LINE, HOWEVER DOCTOR DOES USE METAL TROCARS. INSTRUMENT SET ASIDE TO BE SENT OUT FOR FOLLOW UP INSPECTION". VERBATIM: DUCKBILL LAP DISSECTOR SPARKED WHEN CONNECTED TO MONOPOLAR CORD. SPARKED AND SMOKED AT CONNECTION SITE ON HANDLE, NOT AT DISTAL END OF INSTRUMENT. OXYGEN LEVELS NORMAL IN THE ROOM. INSTRUMENT OUTSIDE PATIENT AT THE TIME - NO PATIENT IMPACT DURING EVENT. NOT NEAR ANY CLIPS OR STAPLE LINE, HOWEVER DOCTOR DOES USE METAL TROCARS. INSTRUMENT SET ASIDE TO BE SENT OUT FOR FOLLOW UP INSPECTION. ADDITIONAL INFO RECEIVED ON 2 JUNE 2023. ¿ WHAT IS THE LOT NUMBER? 90-6335 L22. ¿ CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT WAS OBSERVED? WHEN THE SURGEON WENT TO FIRE THE INSTRUMENT A JARIT MONOPOLAR CORD WAS ATTACHED TO THE V.MUELLER INSTRUMENT WHICH WAS INSIDE THE TROCAR, A SPARK FIRED WITH SMOKE AND THE MONOPOLAR JARIT CORD BURNED IN HALF. ¿
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17186547 ↗
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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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