FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HARMONIC ACE 36CM
MDR report key: 1190548
·
Received October 9, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 1527736-2008-03459
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 9, 2008
- Date of Event
- May 5, 2008
- Report Date
- May 14, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
- Product Code
- LFL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042777
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DATE SENT: 06/03/2008. INFO ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A COLECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ACTIVE BLADE OF THE DEVICE BROKE IN TWO. THE BLADE TIP DID NOT FALL INTO THE PT; IT WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED AND REMOVED. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED BY USING ANOTHER DEVICE. NO PT CONSEQUENCE WAS REPORTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARMONIC ACE 36CM | NONE | LFL | ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERATOR| HANDPIECE |