SEQUENT MR004CRecalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · SEQUENT MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE, CURVED NEEDLE, 4 IMPLANTS · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 20845854036584), received between Nov 21, 2023 and Nov 21, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Misfire” (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.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Misfire1
Patient problems
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryNov 21, 2023Misfire; Misfire
THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT THE MR004C, SEQUENT MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE, CURVED NEEDLE WAS BEING USED DURING A MENISCUS REPAIR PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿THE TRIGGER WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN SOME OF THE DEVICES AND IN THE OTHERS FOUR IMPLANTS WERE DEPLOYED INSTEAD OF ONE IMPLANT.¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT ANOTHER SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE PATIENT AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MEDIAL MENISCUS OF THE KNEE IS DAMAGED DUE TO REPEATED POKING.¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN UNKNOWN ALTERNATE DEVICE AND A 1-HOUR DELAY WAS ALSO REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE REPORTED INJURY DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE PATIENT¿S MEDIAL MENISCUS REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL PROCEDURE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 18181231 ↗
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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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