FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
5 MM MONOPOLAR SPATULA TIP ACCESSORY
MDR report key: 2447516
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Received January 24, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 8043817-2012-00001
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- January 24, 2012
- Date of Event
- November 21, 2011
- Report Date
- January 23, 2012
- Manufacturer
- MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- NAY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050369
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ADDITIONAL PRODUCT AND PATIENT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED. DEVICE HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR EVALUATION.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
(B)(6), WHERE THE 5 MM SPATULA TIP (B)(4) COULD NOT BE REAPPLIED BECAUSE OF WELD CASING BROKE AND WAS STILL LODGED IN THE INSTRUMENT (B)(4). NO FRAGMENT FELL INTO PATIENT. NOTE: SCRUB TECH WAS UNABLE TO APPLY 5MM SPATULA TIP TO THE 5MM MONOPOLAR CAUTERY INSTRUMENT. A NEW INSTRUMENT HAD TO BE OPENED TO CONTINUE THE CASE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 MM MONOPOLAR SPATULA TIP ACCESSORY | ENDOSCOPIC ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | NAY | MICROTEK MEDICAL, INC. | 400160-02 | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |