CONMED AES-HK00Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 20653405986314), received between Feb 11, 2020 and Feb 11, 2020 — classified as 1 injury.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (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

Recent adverse event reports

The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjuryFeb 11, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  CONMED (B)(4) REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT THE AES-HK00, ARTHROSCOPIC ENERGY STRAIGHT HOOK PROBE, WAS USED IN AN ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE LATERAL RELEASE SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2020. THE SURGEON INSERTED THE PROBE INTO THE PATIENT'S KNEE, THEN SAW THE HOOK TIP OF THE PROBE HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK INTO THE WAND ON INSERTION INTO THE KNEE. A "DISK" ON THE END OF THE PROBE HAD COME FREE. THE PROBE WAS SET ASIDE, THE "DISK" WAS RETRIEVED, AND ANOTHER PROBE WAS OPENED. THIS WAS THE FIRST CASE OF THIS TRIAL. THE LATERAL RELEASE HAD TO CONVERT TO AN OPEN PROCEDURE SINCE THE SHAFT OF THE HOOK PROBE WAS TOO STIFF TO BEND, SO AS TO BETTER APPROXIMATE THE DESIRED ANGLE, AND THE HOOK WAS DEEMED NOT PROMINENT ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE LATERAL RETINACULUM TO PERFORM THE LATERAL RELEASE. TO QUOTE THE CIRCULATING NURSE "THE SURGEON'S FEEDBACK AFTER USE OF THE SECOND PROBE WAS THAT THE PROBE WAS HARD TO BEND AND THEREFORE, HARD TO GET ACCESS INTO THE KNEE AND THAT THE HOOK ITSELF WAS TOO SHORT. THERE WAS A 10-MINUTE DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. THERE IS REPORTED PATIENT INJURY DUE THE CONVERSION OF AN ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE TO OPEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS PLANNED. THERE ARE NO KNOWN ADVERSE

  Patient problems: Patient Problem/Medical Problem

  MAUDE report 9694816 ↗