FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RESTERILIZED SURGASSIST LINEAR CUTTER

MDR report key: 1021595 · Received March 25, 2008

Report

Report Number
2090040-2008-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 25, 2008
Date of Event
February 26, 2008
Report Date
March 26, 2008
Manufacturer
ASCENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Product Code
GCJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS DEVICE WAS RECEIVED BY ASCENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS AS AN OPEN-BUT-UNUSED DEVICE FOR RESTERILIZATION. THE DEVICE WAS SENT IN WITH THE OEM LABELING. ASCENT UTILIZED THE OEM LABELING TO IDENTIFY THE DEVICE AS MODEL NUMBER RALC30V AND TO CREATE A NEW LABEL FOR THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS THEN REPACKAGED WITH NEW PACKAGING MATERIALS, RELABELED, AND STERILIZED BY ASCENT THROUGH OUR RESTERILIZATION PROGRAM. THIS DEVICE WAS NOT REPROCESSED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO ASCENT BY THE CUSTOMER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS MISLABELED AS A VASCULAR DEVICE (RALC30V) WHEN THE DEVICE IS ACTUALLY A GI DEVICE. ASCENT CONFIRMED THAT THE CORRECT MODEL NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE IS RALC30, A NON-VASCULAR DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS NOT USED ON A PT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 RESTERILIZED SURGASSIST LINEAR CUTTER GCJ ASCENT HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS RALC30V 344805U

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1