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Valleylab E3305 (UDI 20884521039077)Recalls & reported problems

Covidien LP · Suction Coagulator · Class 2

Data updated Oct 13, 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 20884521039077), received between Aug 14, 2019 and Aug 14, 2019 — classified as 1 malfunction.

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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.

Most reported problems

Device problems

  • Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem1

Patient problems

  • Burn(s)1

Recent adverse event reports

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

  • MalfunctionAug 14, 2019Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

    ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING ADENOIDECTOMY, AN AREA OF INSULATION ON THE SUCTION BOVIE ELECTRODE WAS SEEN TO HAVE FAILED. THE SURGEON EXAMINED THE PATIENT¿S SURGICAL SIGHT AND NOTICED AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 4.6 MM ADJACENT TO THE SURGICAL SIDE THAT HAD UNINTENTIONAL ABLATION/CAUTERIZATION CAUSED BY THE FAILED INSULATION. PATIENT¿S PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITH NEW SUCTION CAUTERY WAND.

    Patient problems: Burn(s)

    MAUDE report 8893942 ↗

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