FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE (EXACT CODE UNKNOWN)

MDR report key: 1910887 · Received November 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1527736-2010-00113
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
November 30, 2010
Date of Event
October 28, 2010
Report Date
November 10, 2010
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC (CINCINNATI)
Product Code
LFL
PMA / PMN Number
K051036
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS - (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED BY USER FACILITY MEDWATCH (B)(4) THAT AFTER A COLOSTOMY REVERSAL PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE SURGEON WAS USING THE HARMONIC CURVED SHEARS, THE SHEARS WERE BEING CLEANED AND THE TIP BROKE. IT WAS NOT BEING USED ON THE PATIENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RELEASED BUT IS AVAILABLE FOR ONSITE EVALUATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE (EXACT CODE UNKNOWN) INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL LFL ETHICON ENDO SURGERY, INC (CINCINNATI) UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE