BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    HARMONIC ACE 23 CM

    MDR report key: 1830342 · Received January 2, 2008

    Report

    Report Number
    1527736-2008-00038
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    January 2, 2008
    Date of Event
    November 14, 2007
    Report Date
    November 14, 2007
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI)
    Product Code
    LFL
    PMA / PMN Number
    K042777
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    SC, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). EVAL SUMMARY: TWO ACE36P DEVICES WERE RETURNED INSTEAD OF THE REPORTED ACE23P DEVICES. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE A WAS RETURNED WITH THE BLADE SCRATCHED AND CRACKED. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE BLADE, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVICE WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED WITH A GENERATOR AND AN ERROR CODE 5 WAS NOTED. THE IDENTIFIED BLADE DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED FROM EXTERNAL CONTACT DURING PRE-OP OR GENERAL USE. IN ADDITION, MINOR BLADE DAMAGE MAY INCREASE IN SEVERITY DURING SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATIONS, AND MAY RESULT IN BLADE "LOCKOUT" LATER IN THE PROCEDURE. FOR THIS REASON THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: "AVOID ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH ALL METAL OR PLASTIC INSTRUMENTS OR OBJECTS WHEN THE INSTRUMENT IS ACTIVATED. CONTACT WITH STAPLES, CLIPS OR OTHER INSTRUMENTS WHILE THE INSTRUMENT IS ACTIVATED MAY RESULT IN CRACKED OR BROKEN BLADES, WHICH MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY GENERATOR SOLID TONE OR INSTRUMENT ERROR." EACH DEVICE IS VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED PRIOR TO SHIPMENT, AND DAMAGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED AT THIS PROCESS. COMPLAINT INFO IS TRENDED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DETERMINE IF FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. A BATCH RECORD REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND DURING THE MFG PROCESS. THE DEVICE B WAS RETURNED IN GOOD CONDITION. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED WITH A GENERATOR AND WAS FUNCTIONAL. THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES NOTED WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE. NO ERROR CODE WAS NOTED.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNK PROCEDURE, AN UNSPECIFIED ERROR CODE OCCURRED. THE INSTRUMENT WAS REPLACED AND THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT ANY PT CONSEQUENCE.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 HARMONIC ACE 23 CM LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. (CINCINNATI) NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 HANDPIECE| GENERATOR