FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
TPS HANDPIECE CORD
MDR report key: 2233152
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Received July 22, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 1811755-2011-02642
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 22, 2011
- Date of Event
- December 11, 2010
- Report Date
- December 15, 2010
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- HWE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K032117
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
UPON DISASSEMBLY OF THE DEVICE, A BROKEN WIRE WAS NOTED. THE WIRE WAS BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE CABLE ENTERS THE STRAIN RELIEF AT THE HANDPIECE END. THE BROKEN WIRE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE DESCRIBED. THE DEVICE WAS DISCARDED BECAUSE IT IS NOT A REPAIRABLE DEVICE.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TPS HANDPIECE CORD CAUSED AN ATTACHED HAND PIECE TO RUN BY ITSELF WITHOUT ACTIVATION. THE EVENT OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT. NO ADVERSE EVENT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPS HANDPIECE CORD | HWE | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS KALAMAZOO | 08268 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |