BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    GREENLIGHT ADDSTAT

    MDR report key: 1843944 · Received September 13, 2010

    Report

    Report Number
    2937094-2010-00195
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    September 13, 2010
    Date of Event
    May 10, 2010
    Report Date
    June 24, 2010
    Manufacturer
    AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INNOVATION CENTER - SILICON VALLEY
    Product Code
    GEX
    PMA / PMN Number
    K062719
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    IL, US
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    A FAILURE ANALYSIS REPORT WAS GENERATED BY AN AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS QUALITY ENGINEER. THE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE FIBER CAP REGION WAS BURNT AND/OR MELTED; THE CAP REMAINED INTACT AND ATTACHED. THE EXAMINATION ALSO DISCLOSED THAT THE SHRINK TUBE AND/OR FIBER JACKET MAY HAVE ALSO MELTED AND/OR BURNT. ALSO, THE EXAMINATION DISCLOSED THAT THE BEVELED SECTION OFTEN MELTED AND EXHIBITED BURNT GLUE; THE CAP GENERALLY EXHIBITED SOME OR ALL OF CHAR, DEVITRIFICATION, CRATER, MELTED GLASS WHICH WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A LACK OF COOLING. THE 2090 FIBER ENDURES A HIGHER POWER, HAS A REFLECTIVE CAP AREA, AND MAY BE SUBJECTED TO MORE HEAT, ESPECIALLY IF COOLING IS BLOCKED BY TISSUE CONTACT. TISSUE CONTACT CREATES CHAR WHICH FURTHER INSULATES THE CAP FROM COOLING AND INCREASES HEAT BY ABSORBING ENERGY. THE HEAT CONTRIBUTES TO DEVITRIFICATION AND ASSOCIATED WEAKENING OF THE GLASS, MAKING IT SUBJECT TO BREAKAGE FROM MELTING OR MECHANICAL OR THERMAL STRESS. GLUE BURNING INCREASES PRESSURE IN THE CAP. ENERGY REFLECTED BACK AT THE FIBER CAP FROM A SCOPE, SEED, STONE OR OTHERWISE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO AND/OR CREATED ANY MELTING IN THE CRATER AREA OF THE FIBER CAP. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DEVICE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE HEAT ACCUMULATION. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE PRODUCT LABELING (PRODUCT INSERT 0127-1410) PROVIDES WARNING OF POSSIBLE CAP DETACHMENT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETRIEVING.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE CUSTOMER THAT ON (B)(6) 2010 THERE WAS FIBER BREAKAGE AND THE FIBER CRACKED AT 18,783 JOULES. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. AN EXAMINATION, CONDUCTED BY AN AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS QUALITY ENGINEER, DISCLOSED THAT THE CAP REGION WAS BURNT AND/OR MELTED AND THE CAP REMAINED INTACT AND ATTACHED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 GREENLIGHT ADDSTAT SURGICAL FIBER GEX AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INNOVATION CENTER - SILICON VALLEY NA 006H

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Other