FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
HARMONIC ACE 23CM W ERG HANDLE
MDR report key: 1231185
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Received November 10, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2008-02892
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 10, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 14, 2008
- Report Date
- October 16, 2008
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC
- Product Code
- LFL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K042777
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- AS
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE; DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE BUTTONS WERE INTERMITTENTLY WORKING AND THEN THE MIN BUTTON WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THE DEVICE WAS REASSEMBLED. HOWEVER, THE DEVICE KEPT GIVING AN ERROR CODE 5. SURGERY WAS PROLONGED 20 MINUTES. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARMONIC ACE 23CM W ERG HANDLE | LFL | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC | NA | E4LD48 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERATOR| HANDPIECE |