Snare, Surgical
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for snare, surgical (product code GAE), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 150
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 34
- Malfunctions
- 109
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2012–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- 2013-07-01TerminatedPackaging process control
- ConMed Linvatec Spectrum II Suture Hook Crescent, Medium (Teal) 4.0 x 20.0mm. REF C6386 Lot 122592. - Arthrex SutureLasso SD, 25 Degree Tight Curve Left, Wire Loop, (Green) 1.8mm. REF AR-4068-25TL Lot 122518 and Lot 123190. -- Arthrex SutureLasso SD, 25 Degree Tight Curve Right, w/Nitinol Wire Loop, (Lt. Green) 1.8mm. REF AR-4068-25TR Lot 122518 and Lot 123190. - Arthrex SutureLasso SD, 90 Degrees (Black) 1.8mm. REF AR-4068-90 Lot 122504. - Arthrex SutureLasso, 45 Degree, Perforating Needle Cannula, w/Suture Loop, (Lt. Grey). REF AR-4065S Lot 122590. -SutureLasso, w/Wire Loop, 90 Degree, (Blue) REF AR-4065-90W Lot 123263. Manual surgical instrument for general use
The seal which maintains a sterile barrier for reprocessed medical devices became compromised to the point where product may fall out of the pouch.
- 2008-09-04TerminatedDevice Design
Bard Recovery Cone Removal System, Catalog Numbers: RC-15. The device is intended for use for percutaneously remove the recovery filter or facilitate the retrieval of foreign objects from the peripheral vascular system.
This action is being taken because the product has a potential for the handle to detach. The handle detachment may result in the device unable to retrieve the filter or foreign body.
- 2008-09-04TerminatedDevice Design
Bard Recovery Cone Removal System, Catalog Numbers: FBRC. The device is intended for use for percutaneously remove the recovery filter or facilitate the retrieval of foreign objects from the peripheral vascular system.
This action is being taken because the product has a potential for the handle to detach. The handle detachment may result in the device unable to retrieve the filter or foreign body.
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