HYFRECATOR 7-900-230Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · HYFRECATOR 2000 230 Volts AC - 50/60 Hz Electrosurgical Unit · Class 2
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 20653405031618), received between Apr 17, 2023 and Apr 17, 2023 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Unintended Electrical Shock” (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
- Unintended Electrical Shock1
Patient problems
- Electric Shock1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionApr 17, 2023Unintended Electrical Shock; Unintended Electrical Shock
THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE 7-900-230, HYFRECATOR 2000, 230V DURING PRE-OPERATIVE CHECK ON 27MAR23 SHOCKED A STAFF MEMBER, ¿NO PATIENT PLATE WAS BEING USED.¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS NOT COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NO DELAY REPORTED. AN ALTERNATE DEVICE WAS NOT USED. AFTER FURTHER ASSESSMENT IT WAS FOUND, "THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE DOCTOR. THERE WAS NO MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR IS OK". THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE
Patient problems: Electric Shock
MAUDE report 16751068 ↗
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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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