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Device brand name · Unit electrosurgical endoscopic with or without accessories

Injection Gold Probe: medical device reports filed with FDA

582 reports name it, 1999–2026. Manufacturer given most often on reports: Boston Scientific. Product code KNS.

582
device reports naming the brand
0% of all MAUDE reports · about 22 a year
12
reports, 12 months to August 2026
15 in the 12 months before
91.6%
classified as malfunction
77.6% across the product code
0.2%
classified as death, as reported
1 reports · not verified by FDA

582 medical device reports received by FDA name the brand "Injection Gold Probe" (unit electrosurgical endoscopic with or without accessories); the manufacturer given most often on reports is Boston Scientific; received from August 1999 to August 2026. Brand names are as the reporter or manufacturer wrote them, so one product can appear under several spellings.

12 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, down 20% from 15 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (91.6%), injury (7.9%) and death (0.2%); across all unit, electrosurgical, endoscopic (with or without accessories) reports (product code KNS) death is recorded in 0.5% and malfunction in 77.6%. Event type is the reporter's classification of the report, not a verified outcome.

The device problems coded most often are failure to deliver energy (28.7%), retraction problem (17.4%) and tip breakage (8.6%). The patient problems coded most often are foreign body, removal of, surgical procedure aborted/stopped and nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Reports by month, five years

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Reports by the month FDA received them. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

By year received

038761999: 619992000: 142001: 112002: 1420022003: 262004: 172005: 420052006: 82007: 72008: 520082009: 542010: 762011: 4620112012: 542013: 382014: 3620142015: 332016: 302017: 2320172018: 52019: 92020: 820202021: 72022: 52023: 1220232024: 92025: 202026: 52026

Event type and report source

Event type, as classified on the report

Death0.2%1
Injury7.9%46
Malfunction91.6%533
Other0.2%1
Not given0.2%1

Who filed the report

Manufacturer report96.7%563
Voluntary report1.4%8
User facility report0%0
Distributor report0%0
Not given1.9%11

Grey bar: all 17,476 reports carrying product code KNS. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)ReportsShareShare across product code
Failure to deliver energy16728.7%4.1%
Retraction problem10117.4%2.2%
Tip breakage508.6%1.6%
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off467.9%3.2%
Material separation437.4%3.2%
Electrical /electronic property probleman electrical or electronic problem396.7%1.2%
Detachment of device component345.8%2.5%
Replace325.5%3.4%
Material puncture/hole91.5%0.1%
Source, detachment from81.4%0.2%
Needle, separation71.2%0.1%
Cautery61%0.5%
Crackthe device cracked61%0.3%
Heat, failure to61%0.1%
Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)61%2.3%
Unintended movement50.9%0.1%
Breakthe device broke40.7%28.5%
Fracturea broken bone30.5%0.6%
Mechanical problema mechanical problem30.5%0.7%
Bent20.3%1.4%

FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report; one report can carry several. Generic codes such as "no apparent adverse event" are left out.

Patient problems coded

Patient problem (FDA code)ReportsShare
Foreign body, removal of254.3%
Surgical procedure aborted/stopped101.7%
Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body61%
Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional61%
Bleeding30.5%
Other (for use when an appropriate patient code cannot be identified)30.5%
Foreign body in patientpart of a device left in the patient20.3%
No patient involvement20.3%
Surgical procedure20.3%
Brain injury10.2%
Burning sensationa burning feeling10.2%
Failure to anastomose10.2%
Hemorrhage/blood loss/bleeding10.2%
Laceration(s) of esophagus10.2%
Needle stick/puncture10.2%

Patient problem codes are present mainly in reports filed since 2019 and are often blank.

In context

MeasureInjection Gold ProbeProduct code KNSAll MAUDE reports
Reports58217,47626,136,888
Share of that pool—3.3%0%
Classified as death, per 1,000 reports259
Classified as injury7.9%20.9%36.2%
Classified as malfunction91.6%77.6%62.3%
Filed by the manufacturer96.7%96.3%94.9%

Shares are of reports, not of devices in use. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Other brands with product code KNS

BrandReportsLatest 12 monthsClassified as death
Single Use 3-Lumen Sphincterotome V1,7672560.2%
Rezum1,4795240.9%
Single Use Electrosurgical Knife920520.5%
Fusion Omni-Tome Pre-Loaded Sphincterotome50200%
Autotome RX 44481620.2%
Fusion Omni-Tome452150%
Hydratome Rx Sphincterotome45800.2%
Autotome Rx Sphincterotome44100.5%
Dreamtome RX 44441340.5%
TRUEtome 44394800%
Hydratome RX 44298100%
Tri-Tome Pc Triple Lumen Sphincterotome25400%
Endostat 3 Bipolar/Monopolar Electrosurgical Generator23700%
Axios?5822241.5%
Gold Probe236150%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA also states that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product."

Questions about Injection Gold Probe reports

How many FDA reports name Injection Gold Probe?

582 medical device reports in the openFDA MAUDE release of 28 Sep 2026, covering reports received through August 2026; 12 in the latest 12 months.

What kinds of events are reported?

malfunction (91.6%), injury (7.9%) and death (0.2%). "Event type" is how the report was classified when filed: death, injury, malfunction or other.

What device problems are coded?

failure to deliver energy (28.7%), retraction problem (17.4%), tip breakage (8.6%), detachment of device or device component (7.9%) and material separation (7.4%). These are FDA's device problem codes as entered on the report.

Who files these reports?

manufacturer reports (96.7%) and voluntary reports (1.4%). Manufacturers and user facilities are required to report; voluntary reports come from health professionals and the public.

Do these reports show that Injection Gold Probe was at fault?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." FDA adds that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report."

How do I report a problem with a medical device?

Through FDA MedWatch (Form FDA 3500 for health professionals and consumers), or to the manufacturer. See the guide on how to report.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. A report counts here when any device it lists carries this brand name after punctuation and capitalisation are normalised. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.