BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    HS HAND CONTROLLED CURVED SHEA

    MDR report key: 1210061 · Received October 22, 2008

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2008-02525
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 22, 2008
    Date of Event
    October 1, 2008
    Report Date
    October 3, 2008
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
    Product Code
    GEI
    PMA / PMN Number
    K002981
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    SP
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    DEVICE B: BATCH NUMBER: D9EH8K; EXP DATE = 11/2012 (DEVICE B); MFG DATE: 12/2007. EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT DEVICES A AND B WERE RETURNED WITH THE BLADES SCRATCHED AND CRACKED. THE DEVICE WILL STOP ACTIVATING, AND EITHER EMIT A SOLID TONE OR DISPLAY AN INSTRUMENT ERROR CODE 5 ON THE GENERATOR DISPLAY WHEN THE BLADE BECOMES DAMAGED. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE BLADES, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICES WERE NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE DEVICES WERE TESTED WITH A GEN04 AND AN ERROR CODE 5 WAS NOTED. WHEN A BLADE HAS BEEN COMPROMISED, SCRATCHED OR CRACKED, THE TITANIUM METAL IS FATIGUED WHEN CONTINUALLY ENERGIZED AND THIS RESULTS IN THE BLADE FURTHER CRACKING AND POSSIBLY BREAKING OFF. DURING THE ANALYSIS PROCESS, THE BLADES WERE TESTED FOR SCRATCHES AND CRACKS AND THE BLADES FURTHER CRACKED. THE IDENTIFIED BLADE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED FROM EXTERNAL CONTACT DURING PRE-OP OR GENERAL USE. IN ADDITION, MINOR BLADE DAMAGE MAY INCREASE IN SEVERITY DURING SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATIONS, AND MAY RESULT IN BLADE "LOCKOUT" LATER IN THE PROCEDURE. THEREFORE, THE INSTRUCTIONAL INSERT STATES: "AVOID ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH ALL METAL OR PLASTIC INSTRUMENTS OR OBJECTS WHEN THE INSTRUMENT IS ACTIVATED. CONTACT WITH STAPLES, CLIPS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS WHILE THE INSTRUMENT IS ACTIVATED MAY RESULT IN CRACKED OR BROKEN BLADES, WHICH MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY GENERATOR SOLID TONE OR INSTRUMENT ERROR." EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT, AND DAMAGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED AT THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED THE CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY WERE REPORTED TO US. IN ADDITION, COMPLAINT INFORMATION IS TRENDED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. THE BATCH HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, AFTER USING THE DEVICE FOR TWO OR THREE MINS, IT STOPPED WORKING. THEY HAD TO USE A NEW ONE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 HS HAND CONTROLLED CURVED SHEA GEI ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC NA E4K20D

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR| HANDPIECE