FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ULTRACISION** HARMONIC SCALPEL** HAND PIECE
MDR report key: 2850902
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Received November 29, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2012-05384
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 29, 2012
- Date of Event
- October 1, 2012
- Report Date
- October 22, 2012
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- LFL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K002906
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). SHOULD THE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED LATER, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. THE HAND PIECE WAS RECEIVED IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE INSULATION CABLE WAS REFURBISHED. THE HANDPIECE WAS TESTED FOR FUNCTIONALITY, THE SERIAL NUMBER STORED IN THE INTERNAL MEMORY DID NOT MATCH THE SERIAL NUMBER MARKED IN THE CONNECTOR. HOWEVER THE DEVICE WORKED AS EXPECTED DURING TESTING. WHEN THE HAND PIECE WAS DISASSEMBLED, EVIDENCE OF REFURBISHED ACTIVITIES AND COMPONENT REPLACEMENT WAS NOTED. INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES USED AT THE CURRENT EES MANUFACTURING PROCESS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE DEVICE WAS RETUREND WITHOUT ANY DOCUMENTATION NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULTRACISION** HARMONIC SCALPEL** HAND PIECE | INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL | LFL | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |