FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ELECTROSURGERY PROBE PLUS II
MDR report key: 1831948
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Received September 13, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2010-05188
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 13, 2010
- Date of Event
- August 4, 2010
- Report Date
- August 19, 2010
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- GCJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K912492
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC LOW ANTERIOR RESECTION PROCEDURE, ALTHOUGH THE ACTUATION SOUND WAS HEARD, THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE ACTIVATED ON THE TISSUE WHEN THE HAND SWITCH WAS PUSHED. THEN THE HAND SWITCH WAS CHANGED, BUT THE EVENT CONTINUED. ANOTHER NEW 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 | ELECTROSURGERY PROBE PLUS II | LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY | GCJ | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK | G4T162 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |