ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEMRecalls & reported problems across all models

We found 8 models of ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM by Conmed Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 92 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Jul 18, 2018 and Aug 14, 2026 — classified as 22 injuries, 70 malfunctions.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Split, Cut or Torn” (25 reports).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event. Widely used products collect more reports, so totals can't be used to compare products or estimate failure rates. Only reports that name a model's exact device identifier are counted. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works

Most reported ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM problems

ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM models

8 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.

• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS100SB2

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  41 reports
• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS-ROBO-8

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  21 reports
• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS175SB2

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  19 reports
• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS190SB2

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  3 reports
• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS-ROBO-12

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  3 reports
• ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM TRS-VATS-15

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  2 reports
• Anchor Tissue Retrieval System TRS-ROBO-8L

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  2 reports
• anchor Tissue Retrieval System TRS-TV-25

  Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery
  1 report

Recent ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM adverse event reports

The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• MalfunctionAug 14, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50256150 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 3, 2026Material Integrity Problem

  The bag fell apart.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 50112722 ↗
• InjuryJul 10, 2026Material Twisted/Bent

  A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE DEVICE, TRS-ROBO-8, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WAS USED IN AN UNNAMED PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 26, AND ¿DURING PROCEDURE METAL PORTION OF TRS-ROBO-8 BENT AND PUNCTURED PATIENT ABDOMEN. DOCTORS USED 1 TRS-ROBO-8 AND MALFUNCTIONED, OPENED ANOTHER AND MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN.¿. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT NONE HAS BEEN RECEIVED TO DATE. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED INJURY OF PUNCTURE TO THE PATIENT¿S ABDOMEN.

  Patient problems: Perforation

  MAUDE report 25780405 ↗
• MalfunctionJun 4, 2026Difficult to Fold, Unfold or Collapse

  A CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE TRS100SB2, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS USED DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC SALPINGECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2026, AND ¿UPON ATTEMPT TO RETRACT SPECIMEN, THE HANDLE FAILED RETRACTING AND THE METAL APPLIERS PIERCED THROUGH THE BAG. STRENUOUS FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE DEVICE THROUGH PORT SITE.¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO INJURY TO PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 25390834 ↗
• MalfunctionApr 6, 2026Crack; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS190SB2, TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM,BAG SIZE 1800 ML,PORT SIZE 15 MM DEVICE WAS USED IN A ROBOTIC SPLENECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 26, AND ¿CUSTOMER WAS USING AN ANCHOR BAG IN A CASE AND IT BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PATIENT¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN ALTERNATE DEVICE. THROUGH FURTHER ASSESSMENT A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ¿THERE WAS NO REPORTING OF FRAGMENTING FROM ACCOUNT. THE BAG DID FALL AND GET STUCK IN THE PATIENT.¿. THE CUSTOMER STATED, ¿DUE TO THE SHAFT BREAKING THE BAG WAS STUCK HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE 15MM ENDOCATCH BAG. IT GOT STUCK INSIDE THE PATIENT AND CRACKED/BROKE. IT WAS BAGGED AND PLACED IN OFFICE¿, INDICATING THAT THE DEVICE WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE PATIENT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR CLARIFICATION WAS PROVIDED DESPITE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24788704 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 31, 2026Mechanical Problem; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS-ROBO-8 ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2026 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿THE POUCH FELL OFF THE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE BAG. THE PRODUCT WAS AT THE BACK TABLE BUT NEVER MADE IT TO THE PT¿S STERILE FIELD.¿ THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24741613 ↗
• MalfunctionMar 23, 2026Material Split, Cut or Torn

  A DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS100SB2, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS USED IN A LAP CHOLE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2026, AND ¿DURING THE RETRIEVAL OF GALL BLADDER FROM THE PATIENT, THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BAG BROKE. GALL BLADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM THE BAG.¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOUND THE BAG WAS "TORN APART AT THE BOTTOM" BUT DID NOT FRAGMENT. THE GALLBLADDER FELL INTO THE PATIENT AND WAS RETRIEVED WITH A GRASPER, AND THE WOUND WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED AS NORMAL, WITH A DELAY OF 10 MINUTES, AND WITHOUT THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24662297 ↗
• InjuryMar 20, 2026Break

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS100SB2 ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, DEVICE WAS BEING USED ON (B)(6) 2026 DURING A LAP CHOLE PROCEDURE WHEN IT WAS REPORTED WAS REPORTED ¿DURING THE RETRIEVAL OF GALL BLADDER FROM THE PATIENT, THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BAG BROKE. GALL BLADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM THE BAG AND RUPTURED. SURGEON HAS TO ¿MANUALLY¿ RETRIEVAL THE GALL STONE FROM PATIENT BODY¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT THE GALLBLADDER DID RUPTURE CAUSING CONTAMINATION, HOWEVER, NO MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE REPORTED INJURY DUE PATIENT GALLBLADDER RUPTURING CAUSING CONTAMINATION.

  Patient problems: Rupture

  MAUDE report 24647536 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 8, 2026Break

  THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE DEVICE, TRS-ROBO-8, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WAS BEING USED DURING A CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED, "TRYING TO TAKE THE GALLBLADDER OUT, AND THE STRING BROKE WHEN THEY WOULD PULL BACK CLOSED." THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FROM THE REPORTER FOUND THE BAG DID NOT RIP AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT FELL BACK INTO THE PATIENT. THERE WAS NO DEVICE FRAGMENTATION. THE SURGEON HAS TO SCRUB BACK IN TO REMOVE THE BAG. THE INCIDENT CAUSED A 5-MINUTE DELAY. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 24001899 ↗
• MalfunctionJan 6, 2026Break

  THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS-ROBO-8 ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING A ROBOTIC CHOLE PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025. WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿ANCHOR SPECIMEN ROBO-8 BAG WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE A GALLBLADDER, AND THE BAG GOT STUCK IN THE ABDOMINAL WALL. SA PULLED STRING, AND STRING BROKE DOWN BY BAG. SURGEON SCRUBBED IN AND GOT THE BAG OUT¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT THE SPECIMEN DID NOT FALL BACK INTO THE PATIENT OR RUPTURE AND THE BAG DID NOT FRAGMENT INTO THE SURGICAL SITE. THE BAG WAS REMOVED BY THE SURGEON WITH THE USE OF A KELLY CLAMP AND THE INCISION WAS NOT WIDENED. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH A 5 MINUTE DELAY AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23973261 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 18, 2025Material Fragmentation; Material Fragmentation

  THE DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THEIR CUSTOMER THAT THE DEVICE, TRS175SB2, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WAS USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED, ¿METAL CLAMP DETACHED AFTER PULL BACK (DID NOT TOUCH THE PURPLE BUTTON).¿. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. FURTHER ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED; HOWEVER, TO DATE WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE REPORTER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23837065 ↗
• MalfunctionDec 1, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A DISTRIBUTOR REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS175SB2, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS USED IN A VATS LOBECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025, AND ¿METAL CLAMP DETACHED AFTER PULL BACK (DID NOT TOUCH THE PURPLE BUTTON). THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE, OCCURRED A FEW TIMES.¿ THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE DEVICE AND NO DELAY. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOUND "NO FRAGMENT OR COMPONENT FELL INTO THE SURGICAL SITE." THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23679067 ↗
• MalfunctionOct 24, 2025Difficult to Remove; Material Split, Cut or Torn; Difficult to Remove; Material Split, Cut or Torn

  A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS-ROBO-8L, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS USED IN A ROBOTIC LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025, AND ¿SPECIMEN BAG RIPPED HORIZONTALLY 1 INCH FROM THE BASE OF THE BAG WHILE THE SPECIMEN BAG WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT THROUGH THE INCISION. SPECIMEN GOT STUCK IN BETWEEN PATIENT'S SKIN AND FASCIA. BAG WAS NOT PUNCTURED DURING PROCEDURE.¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE DEVICE AND A DELAY OF 15 MINUTES. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOUND THE SPECIMEN WAS RETRIEVED WITH A CARMALT INSTRUMENT AND THE SURGICAL FIELD WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. THE BAG DID NOT FRAGMENT, BUT "RIPPED IN ONE PLACE. AND THE SPECIMEN GOT STUCK BEHIND IT" AND "SURGICAL RETRIEVAL OF THE SPECIMEN WAS NEEDED.THE SPECIMEN WAS LARGER THAN THE INCISION CREATED TO REMOVE IT. SO, THE BAG RIPPED WHILE TRYING TO PULL IT OUT THROUGH AN INCISION THAT WAS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE SPECIMEN INSIDE OF THE BAG. THEY HAD TO MAKE A LARGER INCISION TO GET THE ACTUAL SPECIMEN OUT.". THE PATIENT'S STATUS IS "DOING WELL.". THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 23379349 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 22, 2025Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component

  A SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF A CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS-ROBO-8, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS USED IN A ROBOT APPENDECTOMY PROCEDURE ON APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2025, AND ¿UNIT CAME APART INSIDE OF PATIENT, NO PATIENT HARM RECORDED POSSIBLE USER ERROR¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT FOUND THE BAG DID NOT RIP. "THE METAL JAWS CAME OFF THE DEVICE", COMPLETELY DETACHED AND FELL INTO THE SURGICAL SITE. ALL FRAGMENTS WERE RETRIEVED USING ROBOT GRASPERS. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AS NORMAL WITHOUT THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE DEVICE AND A DELAY OF 5 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL/SURGICAL INTERVENTION OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT. THE PATIENT IS REPORTEDLY "FINE". THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED ON THE BASIS OF MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22871908 ↗
• MalfunctionAug 20, 2025Material Rupture; Material Rupture

  THE SALES REPRESENTATIVE REPORTED ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER THAT THE TRS-ROBO-8, ANCHOR TISSUE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING A CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2025 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿BAG BROKE AT THE SEAM. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROCEDURE THE BAG BROKE DURING THE GALLBLADDER EXTRACTION. THE SURGEON PULLED ON THE BAG AFTER FULL DEPLOYMENT AND THE BAG BROKE. GALLSTONE GOT STUCK IN FASCIA. THEY HAD TO GET ANOTHER ANCHOR BAG TO RETRIEVE IT.¿ FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT ¿THE GALLBLADDER THEY WERE REMOVING WAS HALFWAY THROUGH THE PATIENT AND GOT STUCK ON THE GALLSTONE ONCE THE BAG BROKE. SURGEON HAD TO PUSH GALLBLADDER BACK IN AND INSERT A NEW ANCHOR BAG TO RETRIEVE IT. THERE WAS NO RUPTURE OR CONTAMINATION.¿. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH THE USE OF AN ALTERNATE DEVICE AND A 15-MINUTE DELAY. THERE WAS NO REPORT PF INJURY, MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.

  Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

  MAUDE report 22850103 ↗

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