FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GUIDANT VASO VIEW 7 ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1022247 · Received March 26, 2008

Report

Report Number
2953148-2008-00310
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 26, 2008
Date of Event
February 29, 2008
Report Date
March 4, 2008
Manufacturer
GUIDANT CARDIAC SURGERY
Product Code
GCJ
PMA / PMN Number
K030512
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION RESULTS: INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED AND THE DEVICE PASSED THE ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND THE SIMULATED CAUTERY TEST. THE COMPLAINT IS NOT CONFIRMED FOR THE BISECTOR WOULD NOT CAUTERIZE SINCE THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE HOSPITAL REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC VEIN HARVESTING PROCEDURE, THE BISECTOR DID NOT FUNCTION. IT WOULD NOT CAUTERIZE. THE BOVIE CORD WAS REPLACED AND CONNECTED WITH SIMILAR RESULTS. THE HOSPITAL USED A SECOND BISECTOR, SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CASE. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED BY THE HOSPITAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GUIDANT VASO VIEW 7 ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING SYSTEM GCJ GUIDANT CARDIAC SURGERY VH-3200 7102271

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA