AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM
Report
- Report Number
- 3012977056-2024-00077
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- March 20, 2024
- Date of Event
- November 27, 2023
- Report Date
- May 14, 2024
- Manufacturer
- PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- PZP
- UDI-DI
- B614AB20001
- PMA / PMN Number
- DEN170024
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IS
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
H.11 ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURER NARRATIVE: THE AQUABEAM HANDPIECE WAS RETURNED INVESTIGATION. NO VISUAL DEFECTS OR ANOMALIES WERE OBSERVED WITH THE HANDPIECE. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING THE HANDPIECE TRIGGERED AN E22 ERROR DURING THE AQUABLATION AND COULD BE CLEARED AND A FULL AQUABLATION SIMULATION COULD BE CONDUCTED. REPORTED FAILURE MODE WAS CONFIRMED. THE HANDPIECE WAS DECONSTRUCTED AND VIEWED UNDER MAGNIFICATION. NO SIGNS OF FLUID INGRESS WERE OBSERVED ON THE SENSOR BOARD AND THE ENCODER WHEEL. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED FAILURE MODE IS DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PCB BOARD. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR THE AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM/SERIAL NUMBER (B)(6) AND AQUABEAM HANDPIECE/ LOT NUMBER 23C03359 WAS CONDUCTED, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS ONE (1) NON-CONFORMANCE ISSUED TO THIS LOT DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE RELATED TO THE REPORTED FAILURE. THE LOT WAS SEGREGATED AND AFFECTED UNITS WERE REWORKED AND RE-INSPECTED AS PART OF OUR HANDPIECE FINAL INSPECTION PROCESS. UPON RE-INSPECTION, THE LOT MET ALL REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS AND WAS DEEMED ACCEPTABLE TO BE RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. THE CURRENT USER MANUAL UM0104-00 REV. G, AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM USER MANUAL, INTL (CE), ENGLISH WAS REVIEWED. TABLE 5: SYSTEM DETECTED ERRORS AND FAULTS. E22 - MOTORPACK ERROR. RELEASE FOOT PEDAL AND CLICK X. 1) IF ERROR PERSISTS, RECONNECT HANDPIECE TO MOTORPACK. 2) IF ERROR CONTINUES, REPLACE HANDPIECE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.
ROOT CAUSE OF REPORTED EVENT HAS NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED. INVESTIGATION BY MANUFACTURER IS CURRENTLY IN-PROCESS. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN ADMISSION THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S PRODUCT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT.
A MALE PATIENT UNDERWENT AN AQUABLATION PROCEDURE FOR SYMPTOMATIC BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH). PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORPORATION BECAME AWARE THAT DURING THE AQUABLATION PROCEDURE, THE AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM GENERATED AN "E22 - MOTORPACK ERROR". THREE OTHER AQUABEAM HANDPIECES WERE OPENED, BUT THE ISSUE PERSISTED. AS A RESULT THE AQUABLATION PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED AND CONVERTED TO TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (TURP) SURGERY. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT DUE TO THIS EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493947 | AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM | FLUID JET REMOVAL SYSTEM | PZP | PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS CORPORATION | B614AB20001 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Male |