HARMONIC ACE 23CM W ERG HANDLE

MDR report key: 1961377 · Received January 14, 2011

Report

Report Number: 3005075853-2011-00178
Event Type: Malfunction
Date Received: January 14, 2011
Date of Event: December 27, 2010
Report Date: December 28, 2010
Manufacturer: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code: LFL
PMA / PMN Number: K042777
Removal / Correction Number: NA
Product Problem: Yes
Report Source: Manufacturer report
Reporter Location: SP
Reporter Occupation: OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE DISTAL TIP OF THE BLADE BROKEN OFF AND NOT RETURNED WITH THE DEVICE. THE REMAINING BLADE PORTION WAS SCRATCHED. THE DEVICE WAS ACTIVATED WITH THE GENERATOR AND AN ERROR CODE 5 WAS DISPLAYED. PROBABLE CAUSES OF BLADE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BREAKAGE, ARE EXTERNAL CONTACT DURING PRE-OP OR GENERAL USE, BLADE CONTACT WITH OTHER DEVICES, STAPLES OR CLIPS DURING THE PROCEDURE OR USING ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE BLADE WRENCH TO ATTACH OR DETACH THE BLADE. ONCE MINOR BLADE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED, SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATIONS MAY INCREASE DAMAGE SEVERITY AND RESULT IN AN ERROR CODE 5 OR BLADE "LOCKOUT" LATER IN THE PROCEDURE, AND CONTINUED USAGE CAN RESULT IN A BROKEN BLADE

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A VIDEO ASSISTED THYROIDECTOMY PROCEDURE, TO DISSECT THE ANTERIOR BORDER OF THE THYROID, THE ACTIVE BLADE BROKE SPONTANEOUSLY. THERE WAS NO METAL IN THE SURGICAL AREA AND TEFLON WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THEY HAD TO USE A NEW DEVICE THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT.

Devices

Seq	Brand	Generic	Product Code	Manufacturer	Model	Lot	UDI-DI
1	HARMONIC ACE 23CM W ERG HANDLE	INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL	LFL	ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.	UNK	UNK

Patients

Seq	Age	Sex	Outcome	Treatment
1				GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE