HARMONIC FOCUS* CURVED SHEARS, TORQUE WRENCH AND GRIP ASSIST
Report
- Report Number
- 3005075853-2013-00464
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- February 5, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 22, 2013
- Report Date
- January 29, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
- Product Code
- LFL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K063192
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
(B)(4): ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION. THE TISSUE PAD WAS FOUND PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE DEVICE AND IT GOOD VISUAL CONDITION. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED ON GENERATOR AND WAS FUNCTIONAL. THERE WERE NO ANOMALIES NOTED WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE DEVICE. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT REPORTED. THIS REPORT IS NOT INTENDED TO DENY THAT YOU EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DEVICE. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR ISSUES THAT OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE DEVICE THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DURING OUR LABORATORY ANALYSIS.
(B)(4). AFTER SEVERAL REQUESTS, THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. SHOULD THE DEVICE BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT.
(B)(4). WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED AND/OR THE DEVICE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE THE DEVICE DOES NOT WORK. ANOTHER DEVICE LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE, AND LOOSED THE TISSUE PAD, IT DIDN'T FALL INTO THE PATIENT. ANOTHER DEVICE LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES. ONE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47614 | HARMONIC FOCUS* CURVED SHEARS, TORQUE WRENCH AND GRIP ASSIST | INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL | LFL | ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. | UNK | J4C8JF |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE |