FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE

MDR report key: 2162371 · Received July 14, 2011

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2011-02879
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 14, 2011
Date of Event
July 1, 2011
Report Date
July 11, 2011
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
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE, DEVICE NOT RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. ONLY YEAR KNOWN, ASSUMED 1ST DAY OF MONTH (JULY) THAT COMPLAINT WAS REPORTED

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE BOTTOM PIECE OF THE JAW BROKE OFF ONCE THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT. PER THE CALLER, THE DEVICE WAS ACTIVATED NEAR A CLIP. THE PIECE DID NOT FALL INTO THE PATIENT. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. NO OTHER DETAILS OF THE EVENT ARE KNOWN. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE