FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ENSEAL X1 CURVED 37CM SHAFT

MDR report key: 16467470 · Received March 2, 2023

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2023-01281
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 2, 2023
Date of Event
January 1, 2023
Report Date
March 2, 2023
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
GEI
UDI-DI
10705036015468
PMA / PMN Number
K172580
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
OTHER
Health Professional
N

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). DATE SENT: 3/30/20223. D4 BATCH #: X95M2V. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. VISUAL INSPECTION AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING WERE CONDUCTED ON THE RETURNED DEVICE. VISUAL ANALYSIS OF THE RETURNED SAMPLE REVEALED THAT THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED ON THE GENERATOR AND PASSED ALL FUNCTIONAL TESTING. THE ENERGY OUTPUT DELIVERED FROM THE DEVICE WAS VERIFIED. ALL TONES WERE HEARD DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING. NO ISSUES WERE NOTED WITH THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE JAWS. THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES NOTED WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE. AS PART OF THE QUALITY PROCESS, ALL DEVICES ARE MANUFACTURED, INSPECTED, AND RELEASED TO APPROVED SPECIFICATIONS. THE EVENT DESCRIBED COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED AS THE DEVICE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTIES NOTED. ALTHOUGH NO PRODUCT DEFECT WAS IDENTIFIED, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR ISSUES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE DEVICE THAT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED DURING THE LABORATORY ANALYSIS. A MANUFACTURING RECORD EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED FOR THE FINISHED DEVICE LOT/BATCH X95M2V, AND NO NON-CONFORMANCES WERE IDENTIFIED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

(B)(4). EVENT YEAR ONLY REPORTED: 2023. BATCH #: UNKNOWN. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO RETRIEVE THE DEVICE. TO DATE THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. IF THE DEVICE OR FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. THE LOT/BATCH WAS NOT PROVIDED; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS EVALUATION COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAP HYSTERECTOMY, THE DEVICE DIDN'T OPEN ANYMORE AFTER A WHILE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2002569 ENSEAL X1 CURVED 37CM SHAFT ELECTROSURGICAL CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES GEI ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NSLX137C X95M2V 10705036015468

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown GENERATOR