ELIMINATOR 000345Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · CONMED ELIMINATOR 3-Stage Esophageal PET Balloon Dilator, 18 mm x 8 cm, 54F · Class 2
Data updated Oct 16, 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 20653405052460), received between Oct 11, 2017 and Oct 11, 2017 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Pressure Problem” (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 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Pressure Problem1
Patient problems
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionOct 11, 2017Pressure Problem; Pressure Problem
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING AN ESOPHAGEAL DILATION PROCEDURE THE PET BALLOON DILATOR WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE PER THE INFLATION DEVICE GAUGE WHILE INFLATING THE BALLOON. THE BALLOON CONTINUED TO FILL WITH WATER, WHICH CAUSED IT TO OVERFILL. THE PET BALLOON WAS REMOVED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SAVORY DILATOR. THERE WAS A 5-MINUTE SURGICAL DELAY. NO PATIENT INJURY REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS RAISED ON THE BASIS OF A REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY WITH RECURRENCE.
Patient problems: No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
MAUDE report 6941883 ↗
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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 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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