UROLIFT UL400 DELIVERY DEVICE & IMPLANT
Report
- Report Number
- 3015181082-2025-00024
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 25, 2025
- Date of Event
- June 17, 2025
- Report Date
- July 22, 2025
- Manufacturer
- NEOTRACT, INC.
- Product Code
- PEW
- UDI-DI
- 00814932020087
- PMA / PMN Number
- K193269
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
QN#(B)(4).
(B)(4). A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE RETURNED DEVICE WAS CONDUCTED, AND THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE: RECEIVED WITHOUT TRAY, PUSHER D EPLOYED, CUTTER DEPLOYED, NEEDLE TRIGGER RETRACTED, RETRACT LEVER FULLY RETRACTED, LEVER LOCK AND TAPE DISENGAGED, URETHRAL ENDPIECE (UE) DEPLOYED, DISTAL TIP UNDAMAGED, UNSHEATHING PAWL NOT ENGAGED WITH SUTURE SPOOL, SUTURE UNBUCKLED, SHUTTLE NOT ENGAGED WITH NEEDLE SPOOL, SUTURE FERRULE IN PLACE, CASE RIGHT UNDAMAGED THE ITEMS LISTED ABOVE ARE INDICATORS OF DEVICE STATUS AND ARE AS EXPECTED FOR A DEVICE THAT FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE FOLLOW-ING DISCREPANCIES WERE OBSERVED:THE CT WAS PRESENT, UNSHEATHED, AND PULLED BACK INTO THE DISTAL TIP (CT PULL THROUGH), NEEDLE DAMAGED: THE NEEDLE IS BROKEN AT THE TIP. THE NEEDLE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN APPROXIMATELY 1 MM FROM THE TIP. COMPARISON WITH A REFERENCE NEEDLE SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 1 MM OF NEEDLE MISSING. THE MISSING NEEDLE MATERIAL WAS NOT RETURNED WITH THE DEVICE. DEVICE HIS-TORY RECORD INVESTIGATION DID NOT SHOW ISSUES RELATED TO COMPLAINT. THE CUSTOMER REPORT OF: " IMPLANT WAS NOT DELIVERED " WAS CONFIRMED. CONFIRMATION IS BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION RESULTS SHOWING THAT DEVICE SUFFERED A CT PULL THROUGH. THIS IS A KNOWN POSSIBLE OUTCOME OF THE PROCEDURE THUS THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A MALFUNCTION. THIS INVESTIGATION HAS DETER-MINED THAT DEVICE ENCOUNTERED THE FOLLOWING FAILURE MODE(S):UL-CT PULL THROUGH: THE CT WAS PRESENT, UNSHEATHED, AND PULLED BACK INTO THE DISTAL TIP OF THE DEVICE. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE MODE IS USE ERROR- UNINTENTIONAL CANNOT DETERMINE. UL-NEEDLE DAMAGED: NEEDLE DAMAGE OCCURS WHEN THE NEEDLE STRIKES BONE. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS FAILURE MODE IS USE ERROR- UNINTEN-TIONAL- CANNOT DETERMINE. TELEFLEX WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TREND FOR COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT: THIS INTRAPROSTATIC IMPLANT WAS NOT DELIVERED BY UROLIFT DEVICE. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS USED". THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
IT WAS REPORTED THAT "DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT: THIS INTRAPROSTATIC IMPLANT WAS NOT DELIVERED BY UROLIFT DEVICE. ANOTHER IMPLANT WAS USED". THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION IS REPORTED AS "FINE".
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2246701 | UROLIFT UL400 DELIVERY DEVICE & IMPLANT | IMPLANTABLE TRANSPROSTATIC TIS | PEW | NEOTRACT, INC. | 73E2400575 | 00814932020087 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown |