VAPR VUE 227214Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 228 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 10886705009657), received between Mar 30, 2018 and Sep 10, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 226 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Blocked Connection” (63 reports).

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 25 most recent of 228 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionSep 10, 2026Material Fragmentation; Use of Device Problem

  It was reported that during in-house engineering evaluation, it was determined that the VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH device was chipped/shaved/delaminated. It was initially reported that preoperatively to an unknown procedure, it was observed that the wireless foot pedal was not working properly. It was reported that there were no delays in the surgical procedure. The procedure was completed successfully. There were no reports of injuries, medical intervention or prolonged hospitalization. The exact date of the event was unknown. However, it was reported that the event occurred in 2026. All available information has been disclosed.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50721121 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 11, 2026Blocked Connection; Output Problem

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50214870 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 30, 2026Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE DID NOT FUNCTION CONSISTENTLY. ONE OF EVERY THREE TO FOUR ACTIVATIONS PRODUCED NO RESPONSE. THERE WAS TEN-MINUTE DELAY TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED WHETHER A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25049980 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 13, 2026Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WAS NOT RESPONDING WHEN THE PEDALS WERE PUSHED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS WORKING VERY INTERMITTENTLY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS ALSO USED ON A LOAN MACHINE AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO REPORTED ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24332948 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 16, 2026Blocked Connection; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE STOPPED WORKING. BATTERIES WERE SWAPPED ALONG WITH SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FOOT PEDAL TO THE GENERATOR. ERROR MESSAGE SHOWING "FAILED PAIRING, REFER TO OWNERS MANUAL". ANOTHER FOOT PEDAL WAS TAKEN FROM ANOTHER GENERATOR AND SUCCESSFULLY PAIRED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS A FIVE MINUTE DELAY REPORTED WITH NO PATIENT HARM REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24092496 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 10, 2025Blocked Connection; Output Problem; Blocked Connection; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SHOULDER REPAIR PROCEDURE THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE PEDAL STOPPED WORKING DURING THE CASE. ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR AFTER THE CASE AND THE PEDAL WOULD NOT PAIR. COMPLETED WITH WIRED PEDAL. THE ISSUE WAS OBSERVED DURING SURGERY. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23769671 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 21, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH PEDAL WAS MALFUNCTIONING OCCASIONALLY WHILE IN USE WITH THE VAPR VUE GENERATOR DEVICE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23353157 ↗
• MalfunctionSep 16, 2025Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE COAGULATION FUNCTION WAS BLOCKED. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN A PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23060693 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 14, 2025Power Problem; Power Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE HAD FAULTY POWER. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THE DEVICE WAS USED IN SURGERY. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THERE WERE ANY DELAYS IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE, OR IF A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22804589 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 6, 2025Break; Blocked Connection; Break; Blocked Connection

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT TWO PEDALS FROM THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICES FAILED TO PAIR, AND THE SHAVER SET SCREW WAS MISSING FROM THE SHAVER HANDPIECE 2.0 WITH BUTTONS DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EVENT OCCURRED IN THE STERILE PROCESSING DEPARTMENT. THE EVENT WAS NOT RELATED TO SURGERY. DURING THE IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WAS BROKEN (2+ PIECES) : BROKEN/FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22729102 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 28, 2025Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Output Problem; Electrical /Electronic Property Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ABLATE BUTTON (YELLOW PEDAL) IT WOULD NOT WORK OR IT WOULD WORK FOR TWO SECONDS AND THEN SHORT OUT. ANOTHER PEDAL WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THE EXACT DATE OF THIS EVENT WAS UNKNOWN BUT WAS NOTED TO HAVE OCCURRED IN 2025. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22094717 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 23, 2025Break; Crack; Material Deformation; Break; Crack; Material Deformation

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT AN ALLEGED ALLEGATION. DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE BROKEN INSERTS ON THE HOUSING. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INSERTS CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE, BECOME STRIPPED, OR OCCASIONALLY BROKEN OFF ENTIRELY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21892288 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 10, 2025Output Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE STOPPED WORKING. THERE WERE NO DELAYS TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS NOT REPORTED IF A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. THERE WAS PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 21560039 ↗
• MalfunctionJul 18, 2024Use of Device Problem; Output Problem; Use of Device Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE SALES REP THAT DURING DEVICE INSPECTION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WIRELESS FOOT PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND CONTINUES TO ERROR. THE USER TROUBLESHOT THE DEVICE AND FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING AS INTENDED. THE FOOT PEDAL CONTINUES TO SHOW ERROR ON SCREEN WITHOUT ERROR CODE. IT WAS UNKNOWN WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19776614 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 19, 2024Break; Power Problem; Break; Power Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT BEFORE A ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR PROCEDURE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE HAD A BROKEN PIECE IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT, PREVENTING IT FROM SENSING THE PRESENCE OF THE BATTERY. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE FOOT PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER TURN ON. THERE WAS AN UNSPECIFIED DELAY TO THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SPARE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THE EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING SURGERY, THEREFORE THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR PROLONGED HOSPITALIZATION. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19567325 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 12, 2024Blocked Connection; Output Problem; Blocked Connection; Output Problem

  REPORT 1 OF 3 FOR (B)(4). IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN CHINA THAT DURING AN UNSPECIFIED SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2024, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT WHEN CONNECTING THE VAPR PREMIERE50 ELECTRODE-EA DEVICE AND VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE TO THE VAPR VUE GENERATOR DEVICE AFTER STEP THE FOOTSWITCH, IT WAS FOUND SOMETIMES THE DEVICE HAD NO FEEDBACK, AND SOMETIMES IT WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WAS NO DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE REPORTED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19517474 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 11, 2024Use of Device Problem; Power Problem; Use of Device Problem; Power Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE AFFILIATE IN BELGIUM THAT DURING SERVICE AND REPAIR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VAPR VUE GENERATOR DEVICE WOULD NOT WORK ANYMORE AFTER A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WOULD NOT POWER ON. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE INVOLVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19512768 ↗
• MalfunctionMay 24, 2024Break; Use of Device Problem; Break; Use of Device Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WAS IN AN EVALUATION AND THE PEDAL WAS BROKEN. NOT DISCOVERED DURING CASE. DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN IN 2+PIECES. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE INVOLVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 19391106 ↗
• MalfunctionFeb 28, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE SYSTEM WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT RESPOND TO THE FOOTSWITCH. THE BIOMED ESTIMATES THAT ITS NOT WORKING APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE TIME. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES NOR SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18796930 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 24, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL IN CHINA THAT DURING AN ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WOULD SOMETIMES HAD NO FEEDBACK. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES NOR SURGICAL DELAY REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18574029 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2024Output Problem; Output Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SALES REP IN SAUDI ARABIA THAT PRIOR TO A KNEE ARTHROSCOPY SURGICAL PROCEDURE PERFORMED ON AN UNKNOWN DATE IN (B)(6) OF 2024 IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A HAND-CONTROLLED ELECTRODE, AND A SPARE DEVICE WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE. THERE WAS NO SURGICAL DELAY AND NO HARM TO THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18553749 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 22, 2024Break; Use of Device Problem; Blocked Connection; Break; Use of Device Problem; Blocked Connection

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL THAT DURING TESTING ON (B)(6) 2023, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT PAIR. DURING AN IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WAS CHIPPED/SHAVED/DELAMINATED. THE EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18552903 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 16, 2024Break; Break

  IT WAS REPORTED BY THE SERVICE CENTER THAT DURING PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WAS CHIPPED/SHAVED/DELAMINATED. THE EVENT WAS NOT RELATED TO SURGERY. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE NOR PATIENT INVOLVEMENT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18517814 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 7, 2023Degraded; Blocked Connection; Degraded; Blocked Connection

  IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE SALES REP THAT DURING PRE-SURGERY ON 10/31/2023 IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE WOULD NOT CONNECT TO VAPR VUE DEVICE. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER THE BATTERIES WERE REPLACED AND TRIED WITH MULTIPLE GENERATORS. DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN/FRACTURED AND HAD A PAIRING FAILURE. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE INVOLVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING SURGERY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18281657 ↗
• MalfunctionNov 29, 2023Degraded; Degraded

  IT WAS REPORTED FROM THE SALES REP THAT DURING DEVICE SET-UP FOR A PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE VAPR VUE WIRELESS FOOTSWITCH DEVICE HAD CORROSION ON THE BASE AND THE SERIAL NUMBERS COULD NOT BE READ. DURING IN-HOUSE ENGINEERING EVALUATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEVICE HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THERE WAS NO PROCEDURE INVOLVED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. THIS EVENT DID NOT OCCUR DURING SURGERY. ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN DISCLOSED.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 18233811 ↗