Endo Mini-ShearsRecalls & 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
- 26
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
We found 2 models of Endo Mini-Shears by Covidien LP in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 26 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between Aug 3, 2016 and Aug 4, 2025 — classified as 4 injuries, 22 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Break” (14 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 Mini-Shears problems
Device problems
- Break14
- Flare or Flash4
- Difficult to Open or Close3
- Failure to Cut2
- Mechanical Problem2
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
- Failure to Align1
- Melted1
Patient problems
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient9
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions5
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient5
- Burn(s)4
- No Patient Involvement2
- Unspecified Tissue Injury2
Endo Mini-Shears models
2 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- Endo Mini-Shears 174309Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery16 reports
- Endo Mini-Shears 174301LAPAROSCOPE, GYNECOLOGIC (AND ACCESSORIES)10 reports
Recent Endo Mini-Shears adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionAug 4, 2025Difficult to Open or Close; Difficult to Open or Close
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY, AFTER OPENING THE MINI SHEARS AND WHEN A TEST OPERATION WAS PERFORMED, THE JAWS DID NOT CLOSE UNTIL THE END. ANOTHER PAIR OF MINI SHEARS WAS USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22699896 ↗MalfunctionFeb 7, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC ENDOSCOPIC MASTECTOMY, THE SILICONE PAD ON THE FIRST DEVICE BURNED DURING THE PEELING CAUTERY. A NEW DEVICE OF THE SAME TYPE WAS USED. HOWEVER, SIMILAR SILICONE PAD DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF PEELING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18664478 ↗MalfunctionFeb 7, 2024Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC ENDOSCOPIC MASTECTOMY, THE SILICONE PAD ON THE FIRST DEVICE BURNED DURING THE PEELING CAUTERY. A NEW DEVICE OF THE SAME TYPE WAS USED. HOWEVER, SIMILAR SILICONE PAD DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF PEELING. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18664464 ↗MalfunctionJun 10, 2023Product Quality Problem; Sparking; Flare or Flash; Product Quality Problem; Sparking; Flare or Flash
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, THE WIRE WAS EXPOSED AT THE END OF THE PLASTIC SHEATH NEAR THE SCISSOR TIP. IT WAS SPARKING WHEN DIATHERMY ACTIVATED, DAMAGING SURROUNDING TISSUE. IT DID NOT WORK AS INTENDED.
Patient problems: Burn(s)
MAUDE report 17101946 ↗InjuryOct 24, 2022Flare or Flash; Flare or Flash
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURE, WHILE BEING USED FOR EXCISION/REMOVAL OF ENDOMETRIOSIS APP LIED TO THE PELVIC WALL, THE INSULATION ON THE DEVICE HAD STARTED TO COME OFF AND THAT THE BOWEL OF THE PATIENT HAD BEEN BURNT OUT OF SIGHT OF THE SURGEON. THE BURN WAS DISCOVERED AFTER MULTIPLE USES; THE SURGEON DID NOT STATE THE ENERGY SETTINGS. THE DOCTOR STITCHED THE BOWEL TO COMPLETE THE CASE AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Patient problems: Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 15658361 ↗InjuryJul 1, 2022Melted; Melted
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING SEPARATION OPERATION OF THE AREA AROUND THE LIVER IN A LAPAROSCOPIC HEPATECTOMY, WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS USED IN THE ROTICULATE STATE, IT ACTIVATED FROM THE INNER SIDE OF THE ARTICULATION PART. THE LIVER WAS BURNED AS A RESULT, HOWEVER, THE SURGERY WAS COMPLETED WITH NORMAL HEMOSTASIS OPERATION. AFTERWARDS, WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS CHECKED OUTSIDE THE BODY, THE INNER SIDE OF THE ARTICULATION PART WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE STATE THAT SEEMED HAD MELTED, SO THEY STOPPED USING THE PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE.
Patient problems: Burn(s); Unspecified Tissue Injury
MAUDE report 14889693 ↗MalfunctionOct 27, 2021Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Physical Resistance/Sticking; Mechanical Problem; Difficult to Open or Close; Physical Resistance/Sticking
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC UNILATERAL OOPHORECTOMY WHILE ON INITIAL DISSECTION, THE DEVICE DID NOT GRASP PROPERLY, THE HANDLES BIND AND THE JAWS WOULD NOT CLOSE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS OPENED AND USED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 12706408 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2021Flare or Flash; Flare or Flash
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION, THE PATIENT GOT A SMALL BURN IN COLON AREA. A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN THE BLACK PART OF THE SHAFT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE.
Patient problems: Burn(s)
MAUDE report 11385704 ↗InjuryFeb 26, 2021Flare or Flash; Flare or Flash
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION, THE PATIENT GOT A SMALL BURN IN COLON AREA. A SHORT-CIRCUIT IN THE BLACK PART OF THE SHAFT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE THE CAUSE.
Patient problems: Burn(s)
MAUDE report 11385693 ↗MalfunctionFeb 19, 2021Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BAND REMOVAL, THE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC MEMBRANE THAT COMES OUT OF THE SHAFT WHEN THE ROTICULATOR JAW IS ACTIVATED, TORN UNEXPECTEDLY. THE SURGEON USED THE SAME DEVICE TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 11347676 ↗MalfunctionApr 13, 2020Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, PRIOR TO LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, THE SHEATH OF THE SHAFT CAME OFF. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9953507 ↗MalfunctionFeb 28, 2020Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE WHITE PLASTIC COVER WAS BROKEN.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9769316 ↗MalfunctionFeb 28, 2020Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE WHITE PLASTIC COVER WAS BROKEN.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9769302 ↗MalfunctionFeb 27, 2020Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, INTRA-OPERATIVELY, THE DEVICE¿S WHITE PLASTIC COVER WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.
Patient problems: No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
MAUDE report 9765311 ↗MalfunctionFeb 27, 2020Break; Break
ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A PROCEDURE, THE WHITE PLASTIC COVER OF THE DEVICE WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.
Patient problems: No Patient Involvement
MAUDE report 9763219 ↗
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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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