UNIVERSAL PLUS 60-5272-132Recalls & reported problems
Conmed Corporation · UNIVERSAL PLUS LAPAROSCOPIC ELECTRODE WITH SUCTION/IRRIGATION, L-HOOK 5 MM X 32 CM · 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 30653405010627), received between May 17, 2024 and May 17, 2024 — classified as 1 malfunction.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Energy Output 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. How this data works · Data updated Oct 13, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Energy Output Problem1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionMay 17, 2024Energy Output Problem; Energy Output Problem
UPDATE: FURTHER ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOUND THAT "NO INTERVENTION NECESSARY FOR THE USER. THE PATIENT WAS PLACED FIBRIN GLUE IN THE COAGULATED AREA. NO SUBSEQUENT CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT. PATIENT AND USER ARE WELL.". THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE 60-5272-132, LAP ELECT,REMOVABLE,32,L-HOOK, DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING A BILATERAL SYMPATHECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2024 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿DURING THORACOSCOPIC PROCEDURE OF BILATERAL SYMPATHECTOMY, A J ELECTRODE WAS USED. NORMALLY THE DISTAL PART OF THE LAPAROSCOPIC ELECTRODE ¿J¿ DELIVERS COAGULATING CURRENT TO THE TISSUE, BUT DURING THIS PROCEDURE THE CURRENT WAS DELIVERED THROUGH THE SHEATH, TRANSFERRING UNDESIRED COAGULATING CURRENT TO THE PART OF THE LUNG THAT WAS IN CONTACT. LUCKILY, NO VESSEL WAS NEARBY AND TOUCHED FROM THE CURRENT, OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAPPEN SEVERE CONSEQUENCES.¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED OF THE REPORTER BUT TO DATE NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURREN
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19343053 ↗
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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 13, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 13, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 13, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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