CONMED BUFFALO FILTERRecalls & reported problems across all models
Conmed Corporation · 2 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
1 open recall names at least one CONMED BUFFALO FILTER model. Check whether yours is affected in the recall details, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider.
- Adverse event reports
- 3
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls
- 1
We found 2 models of CONMED BUFFALO FILTER by Conmed Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 3 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 2, 2023 and Aug 2, 2023 — classified as 3 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Self-Activation or Keying” (3 reports).
1 FDA recall record name at least one of these models by its device identifier, 1 still open.
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
CONMED BUFFALO FILTER recalls
FDA recall records that name at least one of these models by its device identifier, newest first. Each recall usually covers specific models or lots, so check the details.
- May 25, 2022Open, Classified
Facility Temperature excursions (from June 2021-August 2021) prior to delivery; exposure to higher temperatures may have impacted product effectiveness. All lots received between 06/01/21-9/30/21.
Z-1795-2022 · Root cause: Environmental control · Recall details · FDA record ↗
Most reported CONMED BUFFALO FILTER problems
Device problems
- Self-Activation or Keying3
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions3
CONMED BUFFALO FILTER models
2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- CONMED BUFFALO FILTER 52560APPARATUS, EXHAUST, SURGICAL1 recall0 reports
- CONMED BUFFALO FILTER ORVPLP02Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories3 reports
Recent CONMED BUFFALO FILTER adverse event reports
The 3 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 2, 2023Self-Activation or Keying; Self-Activation or Keying
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE, ORVPLP02, INTEGRATED SMOKE EVACUATION PENCIL, WAS BEING USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED, ¿THE CONSOLE SHOWED POWER BEING GIVEN OUT. AND ORVAC ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY.¿. THERE WAS NO INITIAL REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR 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 17441385 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2023Self-Activation or Keying; Self-Activation or Keying
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE, ORVPLP02, INTEGRATED SMOKE EVACUATION PENCIL, WAS BEING USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED, ¿THE CONSOLE SHOWED POWER BEING GIVEN OUT. AND ORVAC ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY.¿. THERE WAS NO INITIAL REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR 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 17441351 ↗MalfunctionAug 2, 2023Self-Activation or Keying; Self-Activation or Keying
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE, ORVPLP02, INTEGRATED SMOKE EVACUATION PENCIL, WAS BEING USED DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2023 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED, ¿THE CONSOLE SHOWED POWER BEING GIVEN OUT. AND ORVAC ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY.¿. THERE WAS NO INITIAL REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR 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 17441349 ↗
Other Conmed Corporation products
All Conmed Corporation devices →Sources and updates
- Models: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Models are grouped by the brand name the manufacturer registered.
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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