FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GENERATOR WITH VERSION 4.0.0 + 4.1.0

MDR report key: 2415284 · Received January 10, 2012

Report

Report Number
2953189-2012-00008
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 10, 2012
Date of Event
December 1, 2011
Report Date
January 4, 2012
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN
Product Code
GXD
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO COVIDIEN ON (B)(6) 2012 THAT A CUSTOMER HAS AN ISSUE WITH GENERATOR WITH VERSION 4.0.0 + 4.1.0. THE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE RFG SHUT DOWN WHILE FINISHING THE LAST SEGMENT DURING A CASE. THE GENERATOR WAS POWERED DOWN, AND REBOOTED AT WHICH TIME IT WORKED. THE GENERATOR THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN PERMANENTLY. THE CASE WS THEN FINISHED OUT WITH POLIDOCANOL. VEINS WERE CLOSED AND PATIENT SENT HOME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 GENERATOR WITH VERSION 4.0.0 + 4.1.0 GENERATOR WITH VERSION 4.0.0 + 4.1.0 GXD COVIDIEN RFG2 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN