Fluid Jet Removal System
FDA adverse event reports and recall history for fluid jet removal system (product code PZP), from the public MAUDE/AEMS corpus and the live FDA recall database.
- Total reports
- 1,428
- Deaths
- 35
- Injuries
- 737
- Malfunctions
- 656
Reports per year
Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2018–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.
Recent recalls
- TerminatedProcess control
AquaBeam Handpiece, Sterile EO, Rx Only, REF: 310301, and 320301, a component of AquaBeam Robotic System. 320301 distributed outside the U.S. Device Description The AQUABEAM Robotic System is intended for use in patients suffering from lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Certain lots may develop an internal leak due to a micro-crack in a specific weld joint within the device. When the Robot detects this failure, it immediately renders the device inoperable and notifies the user via an error message, which may cause delay and/or inability to complete the procedure.
- Open, ClassifiedComponent change control
AQUABEAM Handpiece, REF: HP2000, a sterile single-use component of the AQUABEAM Robotic System.
Scope tube tip may detach from the telescoping tube, which is attached to a single-use handpiece, a component of an aquablation robotic system. Both tip detachment and entire tip separation form the handpiece may lead to procedural delay for handpiece exchange. Tip detachment can be seen cystoscopically and tip separation from the handpiece may necessitate tip removal from the bladder or prostate.
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