FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

N/A

MDR report key: 1792223 · Received August 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1056128-2010-00048
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 10, 2010
Date of Event
July 9, 2010
Report Date
August 10, 2010
Manufacturer
ASCENT HALTHCARE SOLUTIONS
Product Code
NLQ
PMA / PMN Number
K043315
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS EVALUATED BY ASCENT AND VISUAL AND MICROSCOPIC INSPECTION REVEALED NO ANOMALIES IN THE MEMBRANE SWITCH. THE SCALPEL WAS FUNCTION TESTED AND THE DEVICE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEVICE PASSED ALL FUNCTION TESTING. A REVIEW OF THE LOT CONTROL SHEET FOR THE REPORTED DEVICE SERIAL NUMBER INDICATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PASSED ALL APPLICABLE TESTS AND INSPECTIONS PRIOR TO RELEASE. DUE TO THE INFREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF EVENT, NO TREND ANALYSIS IS AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE PASSED INITIAL TESTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCEDURE BUT DURING THE LAST PORTION OF THE PROCEDURE THE MINIMUM SETTING DID NOT WORK. SUTURING WAS USED IN PLACE OF THE DEVICE. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 N/A NLQ NLQ ASCENT HALTHCARE SOLUTIONS ACE36E 1125757

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1