SERFAS EnergyRecalls & reported problems across all models
Stryker Corporation · 17 models in the FDA device registry
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 701
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 80
- Recalls
- 0
We found 17 models of SERFAS Energy by Stryker Corporation in the FDA's device registry (GUDID). Together they are named in 701 adverse event reports in the FDA's MAUDE database, received between May 23, 2018 and Sep 24, 2026 — classified as 80 injuries, 621 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Continuous Firing” (213 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 SERFAS Energy problems
Device problems
- Continuous Firing213
- Break116
- Failure to Deliver Energy72
- Material Fragmentation60
- Sparking46
- Overheating of Device40
- Self-Activation or Keying28
- Device Remains Activated26
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions500
- Insufficient Information150
- No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient133
- Burn(s)32
- Foreign Body In Patient21
- No Consequences Or Impact To Patient20
- Superficial (First Degree) Burn12
- Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque11
SERFAS Energy models
17 models, most reported first. Each model has its own page with its reports, recalls and device details.
- SERFAS Energy 0279401200ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES375 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279401100ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES85 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351400ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES67 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351100ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES38 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279250101ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES28 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279350201ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES23 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351250ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES22 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351653Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories16 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279251101ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES15 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279350501ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES9 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279250201ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES8 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351650Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories5 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279351103ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES4 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279350301ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES3 reports
- SERFAS Energy 0279350401ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES1 report
- SERFAS Energy 0279351230ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES1 report
- SERFAS Energy 0279351253ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES1 report
Recent SERFAS Energy adverse event reports
The 15 most recent reports across all models, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 24, 2026Material Fragmentation
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50892236 ↗MalfunctionAug 12, 2026Smoking
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50230041 ↗MalfunctionAug 3, 2026Overheating of Device
Patient problems: Insufficient Information
MAUDE report 50124134 ↗InjuryJul 10, 2026Material Fragmentation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE HIP JOINT SURGERY, THE METAL TIP OF THE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION ELECTRODE FELL INTO THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE DOCTOR SPENT ABOUT TWO HOURS SEARCHING UNDER THE MICROSCOPE DURING THE SURGERY, BUT FAILED. AFTERWARDS, AN INCISION WAS MADE TO SEARCH, BUT IT WAS STILL NOT FOUND. THE ELECTRODE PATCH IS EMBEDDED IN THE BODY AND CANNOT BE REMOVED
Patient problems: Foreign Body In Patient
MAUDE report 25784030 ↗MalfunctionJun 17, 2026Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE REPORTEDLY OVERHEATED DURING USE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25540866 ↗MalfunctionJun 15, 2026Material Fragmentation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DISTAL END OF THE HOOK PROBE BROKE OFF DURING A ROUTINE SHOULDER SCOPE. THE BROKEN PROBE WAS RECOVERED USING SUCTION. FLORO WAS USED TO ENSURE ALL ASPECTS OF THE BROKEN PROBE WERE RECOVERED. NO PATIENT PROBLEMS REPORTED BESIDES ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DELAY DURING CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25512366 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2026Smoking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHEN USING THE 90SCRUSE, IT SUDDENLY STARTED ON ITS OWN¿EVEN THOUGH NO ONE WAS PRESSING THE FOOTSWITCH¿AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TIP.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25322153 ↗MalfunctionMay 28, 2026Material Fragmentation
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF THE SERFAS DEVICE BECAME DISLODGED AND REMAINED INSIDE THE BODY. IT HAS SINCE BEEN SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED. THE ELECTRODE AT THE TIP OF THE PRODUCT HAD COME LOOSE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25322150 ↗MalfunctionMay 5, 2026Sparking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, THE DEVICE SPARKED, TURNED BLACK, AND STOPPED CAUTERIZING.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25082725 ↗MalfunctionMay 1, 2026Sparking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MANIPULATION UNDER AN ANESTHESIA CASE AT ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY THROUGH THE PROCEDURE, THE SURGICAL TEAM HEARD A LOUD SPARK/POP NOISE, AFTER WHICH THE WAND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. A VISIBLE SPARK WAS OBSERVED AT THE CONNECTION POINT WHERE THE WAND WAS PLUGGED INTO THE CROSSFIRE, FOLLOWED BY A BURNING ODOR.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 25056666 ↗MalfunctionApr 20, 2026Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE WAS IN STERILIZED PACKAGING, BUT THERE WERE IMPURITIES LIKE METAL INSIDE THE PRODUCT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24932776 ↗MalfunctionApr 15, 2026Smoking
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ELECTRODE WOULD NOT STOP AND WAS SMOKING AT THE VAPORIZING TIP. PATIENT IMPACT: NO ADVERSE EVENTS.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24889101 ↗MalfunctionApr 2, 2026Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROBE MELTED DURING A CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24765195 ↗MalfunctionApr 2, 2026Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROBE MELTED DURING A CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24765192 ↗MalfunctionApr 1, 2026Overheating of Device
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PROBE MELTED DURING A CASE.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 24758981 ↗
Other Stryker Corporation products
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- Prime Series21 models · 1,548 reports · 2 recalls
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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 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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