Total Abscession 14000802Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI H787140008020), received between Jun 29, 2017 and Jun 29, 2017 — 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.

• InjuryJun 29, 2017Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  AS REPORTED TO ANGIODYNAMICS ON (B)(6) 2017 VIA USER MEDWATCH 4100120000-2017-8015: (B)(6) YR OLD WHITE MALE (B)(6) POUNDS. THE PATIENT HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL INJECTIONS TREATMENTS FOR RECURRING LYMPHOCELE, THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE CATHETER TIP. ONE OF THE INJECTIONS WAS DEHYDRATED ALCOHOL. DURING A ROUTINE UROLOGIC PROCEDURE A TINY PIECE OF THE TIP OF A TOTAL ABSCESSION CATHETER WAS NOTED TO BE ENCAPSULATED IN A LYMPHOCELE. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED DURING THE ROUTINE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS NOT HARMED, NO SIGNS OF INFECTION WERE PRESENT. IT WAS REPORTED THE DEFECTIVE DISPOSABLE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN TO THE MANUFACTURER AS IT WAS DISPOSED OF BY THE USER.

  Patient problems: Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque

  MAUDE report 6678699 ↗