BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ULTRACISION HARMONIC SCALPEL HAND PIECE

    MDR report key: 1820161 · Received October 30, 2007

    Report

    Report Number
    1527736-2007-07190
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    October 30, 2007
    Date of Event
    August 27, 2007
    Report Date
    August 27, 2007
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.(CINCINNATI)
    Product Code
    LFL
    PMA / PMN Number
    K002906
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    MN, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). EVALUATION SUMMARY: THE HAND PIECE WAS RETURNED WITH A LOOSE MOUNT. IT WAS TESTED ON A GENERATOR AND NO ERROR CODE WAS NOTED. HOWEVER, A HISSING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE HAND PIECE WAS DISASSEMBLED; A TORN ACOUSTIC ISOLATOR WAS FOUND IN THE INSTRUMENT. 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 ROUTINE HANDPIECE TESTING, THE HANDPIECE HAD A LOOSE MOUNT. NO PT INVOLVEMENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ULTRACISION HARMONIC SCALPEL HAND PIECE LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.(CINCINNATI) NA NA

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR