FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MAMMOTOME** EX PROBE AND VACUUM SET
MDR report key: 1792010
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Received August 10, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2010-04558
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 10, 2010
- Date of Event
- July 1, 2010
- Report Date
- July 15, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- KNW
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A BREAST BIOPSY PROCEDURE, THE PROBE WOULD NO LONGER CUT AFTER CUTTING A FEW PIECES OF TISSUE. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMMOTOME** EX PROBE AND VACUUM SET | KNW | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOLSTER, CONTROL MODULE |