Device manufacturer, as written on reports

Covidien Valleylab: medical device reports filed with FDA

3,695 reports name it as the manufacturer of the device involved, 2007–2014.

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FDA adds: "Although MDRs are a valuable source of information, this passive surveillance system has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data. In addition, the incidence or prevalence of an event cannot be determined from this reporting system alone due to potential under-reporting of events and lack of information about frequency of device use." And: "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."

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3,695
reports naming it as manufacturer: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 0
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 0 in the 12 months before; 87.7%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0.6%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

3,695 medical device reports received by FDA give Covidien Valleylab as the manufacturer of the device involved, 0% of the MAUDE database, from October 2007 to April 2014. Manufacturer names are as written on the report; subsidiaries and spelling variants may appear as separate names.

0 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, and none 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 (87.7%), injury (10.7%) and death (0.6%). Manufacturers are required to report events they learn of, so a large manufacturer with many products in use files many reports. 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."

Brands named most often

Brand	Device type	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death
LigaSure Impact	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	865	72	0.3%
New Ligasure 5mm	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	333	0	0.4%
Ligasure V Sealer/Divider	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	197	0	0.9%
Hi Pwr Disposbl Grnding Pad	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	176	0	0%
Ligasure Advance Pistol Grip	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	175	0	0%
Ligasure Precise	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	135	0	0.4%
Force Fx-C Generator	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	105	0	1.2%
Forcetriad Energy Platform	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	101	0	0.3%
Ligasure Impact Thoracic	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	96	0	0%
Ligasure Advance	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	63	0	0%
Polyhesive Return Electrode	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	51	0	0%
Ligasure V 5 Mm Sealer Divider	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	48	0	1.1%
Force Fx	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	33	22	0.4%
Electrosurgical Generator	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	21	3	0.6%
ForceTriad	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	15	13	0.2%
Unknown Ligasure Instrument	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	9	35	8.1%
LigaSure Atlas	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	5	16	0.7%
Ultrasonic Dissector	Instrument, ultrasonic surgical	5	0	0.2%
LigaSure	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	1	879	0.2%
Ligasure Atlas Handswitching 37cm	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	1	0	0.2%

Brands with a page on this site, 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."

Device types

Product code	Device type	Reports	Share
GEI	Electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories	3,533	95.6%
NEY	System, ablation, microwave and accessories	49	1.3%
GXD	Generator, lesion, radiofrequency	14	0.4%
JOS	Electrode, electrosurgical	9	0.2%
LFL	Instrument, ultrasonic surgical	8	0.2%
GCJ	Laparoscope, general & plastic surgery	4	0.1%
GDO	Applier, surgical, clip	2	0.1%
FYD	Apparatus, exhaust, surgical	1	0%
GAP	Suture, nonabsorbable, silk	1	0%
HWE	Instrument, surgical, orthopedic, ac-powered motor and accessory/attachment	1	0%

Reports by month, five years

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

Event type

Death0.6%22

Injury10.7%394

Malfunction87.7%3,239

Other0%1

Not given1.1%39

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports. Event type is the filer's classification and is not verified by FDA.

Questions about Covidien Valleylab reports

How many FDA device reports name Covidien Valleylab as manufacturer?

3,695 reports through August 2026, 0 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which of its brands appear most often?

LigaSure Impact (865), New Ligasure 5mm (333), Ligasure V Sealer/Divider (197), Hi Pwr Disposbl Grnding Pad (176) and Ligasure Advance Pistol Grip (175).

Which device types does it report on?

electrosurgical, cutting & coagulation & accessories (95.6%), system, ablation, microwave and accessories (1.3%), generator, lesion, radiofrequency (0.4%) and electrode, electrosurgical (0.2%).

Does a high count say something about the manufacturer?

Not by itself. Manufacturers must file a report for every event they become aware of, so report volume follows the number 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."

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. Manufacturer names are pooled after company suffixes (Inc., LLC, GmbH and similar) are dropped; names that read as a person rather than an organisation are never published. 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.