FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
OLYMPUS RESECTION ELECTRODE
MDR report key: 1833275
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Received September 7, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 9610773-2010-00029
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- September 7, 2010
- Date of Event
- August 4, 2010
- Report Date
- August 10, 2010
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
- Product Code
- FAS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NURSE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE DEVICE REFERENCED IN THIS REPORT IS EN ROUTE TO OLYMPUS FOR EVAL. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PHENOMENON COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL FOLLOW FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE EVAL. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. OLYMPUS (B)(4) IS FILING MDRS ON BEHALF OF GYRUS ACMI AND OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION. (B)(4).
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT DURING A THERAPEUTIC RESECTION OF PROSTATE (TURP) PROCEDURE, THE LOOP DISINTEGRATED. FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE, AN X-RAY WAS PERFORMED ON THE PT AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY DEVICE FRAGMENTS BEING LEFT INSIDE THE PT. THERE WAS NO FURTHER INFO PROVIDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLYMPUS RESECTION ELECTRODE | ELECTRODE | FAS | OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH | WA22302D | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention | (B)(4): LOT NUMBERS UNKNOWN| OLYMPUS (B)(4) WORKING ELEMENT AND| OLYMPUS UES-40 ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT:| SERIAL NUMBER UNKNOWN| SERIAL NUMBER UNKNOWN| OLYMPUS UES-40 ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT:| (B)(4): LOT NUMBERS UNKNOWN| OLYMPUS (B)(4) WORKING ELEMENT AND |