MicroCutter 30 Curved Tip Blue Reload FG-025321Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 11814900003216), received between Sep 1, 2017 and Sep 1, 2017 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Difficult to Remove” (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.

• InjurySep 1, 2017Difficult to Remove; Sticking; Difficult to Remove; Sticking

  THE PATIENT WAS UNDERGOING A VATS ROBOTIC LEFT LOWER LOBECTOMY. FOR THE SECOND FIRING OF THE MICROCUTTER STAPLER, A BLUE RELOAD WAS USED TO TRANSECT A BRANCH OF THE PULMONARY ARTERY. UPON OPENING THE STAPLER, STAPLES WERE NOTED TO BE DEPLOYED, WITH SOME STICKING OF THE TISSUE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOWER JAW. THE STAPLER WAS ROLLED, WITH TENSION NOTED ON THE VESSEL, FOLLOWED BY BLEEDING AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VESSEL TRANSECTION. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONVERTED TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO A STANDARD ROOM AND TO BE DOING WELL FOLLOWING THE SURGERY.

  Patient problems: Blood Loss

  MAUDE report 6838108 ↗