Endo GraspRecalls & reported problems across all models
Covidien LP · 2 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 74
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
We found 2 models of Endo Grasp by Covidien LP in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 74 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Apr 29, 2016 and Jul 28, 2026 — classified as 2 injuries, 72 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (40 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
Reports received per month, all models
Most reported Endo Grasp problems
Device problems
- Break40
- Detachment of Device or Device Component21
- Difficult to Open or Close8
- Material Split, Cut or Torn8
- Entrapment of Device3
- Mechanical Problem3
- Detachment Of Device Component2
- Failure to Align2
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions30
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient26
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient12
- Insufficient Information4
- No Patient Involvement2
- Foreign Body In Patient1
- No Code Available1
- Unspecified Tissue Injury1
Endo Grasp models
2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Endo Grasp 174233MOTOR, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, PNEUMATIC POWERED40 reports
- Endo Grasp 173030Forceps, obstetrical34 reports
Recent Endo Grasp adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionJul 28, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50061973 ↗MalfunctionJun 23, 2026Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING AN EXPLORATORY LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, THE CLAMP BROKE DURING REMOVAL. IT WAS NOTICED THAT A SCREW WAS MISSING ON THE CLAMP. THE SURGEON FOUND THE TINY SCREW IN THE PATIENT¿S BELLY AND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVED IT.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 25596521 ↗MalfunctionFeb 2, 2026Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO USE, TWO DEVICES DISASSEMBLED WHEN THE HANDLE WAS SQUEEZED IT CAME APART AND DID NOT GRASP PROPERLY. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24240103 ↗MalfunctionDec 26, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE GRASPER BROKE.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 23897959 ↗MalfunctionJul 25, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT PREOPERATIVELY, THE END OF THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22609067 ↗MalfunctionMar 3, 2025Break; Break
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE, THE GRASPER DEVICE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ISSUES AT THE START OF THE PROCEDURE. PART OF THE FRESHLY OPENED, THE DEVICE PHYSICALLY BROKE, THE DEVICE DID NOT GRASP PROPERLY. TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND COMPLETE THE CASE, A NEW GRASPER WAS USED. NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21504787 ↗MalfunctionNov 14, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC VETERINARY PROCEDURE, THE PLASTIC COATING ON THE RETICULATION PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT WAS TORN. THE INNER PIECE WAS SCRAPING ALONG THE OUTER SHAFT OF THE INSTRUMENT, THUS PEELING WAYS THE OUTER PLASTIC COATING.
Patient problems: Insufficient Information; No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20691614 ↗MalfunctionOct 6, 2024Material Split, Cut or Torn; Material Split, Cut or Torn
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER PRE-OPERATIVELY FOR VET PROCEDURE, THE USER OPENED UP A BRAND-NEW GRASPER, AND THE PLASTIC COATING WAS TORN, AS SUCH THE SURGEON WAS UNABLE TO USE IT. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20380153 ↗MalfunctionSep 3, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO A PROCEDURE, WHEN THE PACKAGING WAS OPENED, IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE NECK OF THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20126014 ↗MalfunctionJul 10, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO USE, WHEN THE DEVICE WAS OPENED, IT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. NO PATIENT WAS INVOLVED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 19713288 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SCREW OF THE THREE DEVICES THAT HELD THE PRONOUNCED TEETH CAME LOOSE, PREVENTING FURTHER USE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18697468 ↗MalfunctionFeb 13, 2024Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SCREW OF THE THREE DEVICES THAT HELD THE PRONOUNCED TEETH CAME LOOSE, PREVENTING FURTHER USE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18697305 ↗MalfunctionJan 19, 2024Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component; Break; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE SCREW THAT HELD THE PRONOUNCED TEETH OF THE DEVICE CAME LOOSE, PREVENTING FURTHER USE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18541708 ↗MalfunctionSep 19, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A RIGHT COLON NEOPLASM, WHEN USING THE GASPER INSIDE THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY, THE USER DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ANGULATION AT THE TIP OF THE FORCEPS, THE INSTRUMENT WAS INSPECTED THROUGH OPTICS SEEING THAT A SCREW/RIVET OF THE FASTENING HAS BECOME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE PATIENT CAVITY AND THE SCREW WAS RETRIEVED WITH GRASPING LAPAROSCOPE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17775406 ↗MalfunctionApr 18, 2023Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY, THE SCREW OF THE PIN ON THE MOUTH OF THE DEVICE FELL INTO THE PATIENT BUT WAS LATER REMOVED. ANOTHER GRASPER WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 16762009 ↗
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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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