Ligator, Esophageal
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for ligator, esophageal (product code MND), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 10,618
- Deaths
- 71
- Injuries
- 926
- Malfunctions
- 9,600
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
- 2025-11-25Open, ClassifiedProcess control
Brand Name: Single Use Ligating Device Product Name: Olympus HX-400U-30 Model/Catalog Number: HX-400U-30 Used with an Olympus endoscope to deliver a nylon loop snare.
Potential that the ligation loop was unable to release or detach as expected during use, causing the loop to become unintentionally fixed around patient anatomy.
- 2023-04-20Open, ClassifiedProcess change control
Single Use Rotatable Clip Fixing Device Model HX 201LR 135 - Rotatable, 165cm long, 2.8 scope channel, standard clip Model HX 201UR 135 - Rotatable, 230 cm long, 2.8 scope channel, standard clip Model HX 201UR 135L - Rotatable, 230 cm long, 2.8 mm scope channel, Long clip
There have been complaints that the clip did not come out of the tube sheath during the procedure.
- 2011-06-28TerminatedDevice Design
Disposable Hemostasis Clip, DCH-7-230, Rx only, Single Use only, Cook Medical Product Usage: This device is used for endoscopic clip placement within the gastrointestinal tract for the purpose of endoscopic marking, hemostasis for mucosal sub-mucosal defects less thank 3cm in the upper GI tract, bleeding ulcers, arteries les than 2 mm, and polyps less than 1.5cm in diameter in the GI tract,. This device is not intended for the repair of GI tract luminal perforations.
The disposable clip may not deploy after being positioned inside the patient.
- 2010-10-19TerminatedOther
Six Shooter Saeed Multi-Band Ligator, Rx Only, Wilson Cook Medical 4900 Bethania Station Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27105 This device is used to endoscopically ligate esophageal varices at or above the gastroesophageal junction or to ligate internal hemorrhoids.
A section of the ligator barrel may separate from the barrel's friction fit adapter that attaches to the patent end of the endoscope. This could result in a section of the ligator barrel detaching inside the patient's gastrointestinal tract.
- TerminatedNo Marketing Application
Elastic Traction Device, 11mm Lower. UPN: ER56041 Reference Number: ETD-D-26-235-C-N - Product Usage: indicated for use in flexible Endoscopy to provide retraction to assist in tissue resection, exposure, and removal of tissue within the gastrointestinal tract.
FDA has informed Micro-Tech that the Elastic Traction Device is not appropriately classified as a Class I device and requires 510(k) clearance to be marketed in the US.
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