BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE

    MDR report key: 2983058 · Received February 28, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2013-00932
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    February 28, 2013
    Date of Event
    February 13, 2013
    Report Date
    February 15, 2013
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    LFL
    PMA / PMN Number
    K042777
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    CA
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED AND/OR THE DEVICE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE DISTAL TIP OF THE BLADE BROKEN OFF AND NOT RETURNED WITH THE DEVICE. THE REMAINING BLADE PORTION WAS SCRATCHED - EVIDENCE OF CONTACT WITH METAL IN OR OUT OF THE OPERATIVE FIELD. THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED WITH A GENERATOR. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING ON THE GEN11 GENERATOR, THE "INSTRUMENT ERROR" ALERT WAS DISPLAYED; AND WHEN TESTED ON THE GEN04 GENERATOR, AN ERROR CODE 5 (INSTRUMENT ERROR) WAS DISPLAYED. A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DEVICE STOP ACTIVATING AND DISPLAY AN ERROR CODE 5 OR INSTRUMENT ERROR SCREEN IS BLADE DAMAGE. PROBABLE CAUSES OF BLADE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BREAKAGE, ARE EXTERNAL CONTACT DURING PRE-OP OR GENERAL USE, BLADE CONTACT WITH OTHER DEVICES, STAPLES OR CLIPS DURING THE PROCEDURE OR USING ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE BLADE WRENCH TO ATTACH OR DETACH THE BLADE. ONCE MINOR BLADE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED, SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATIONS MAY INCREASE DAMAGE SEVERITY AND RESULT IN YELLOW ALERT SCREENS, SUCH AS "TIGHTEN ASSEMBLY" OR "BLADE ERROR DETECTED" FOLLOWED BY A "REPLACE INSTRUMENT" SCREEN LATER IN THE PROCEDURE, AND CONTINUED USAGE CAN RESULT IN A BROKEN BLADE.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A HYSTERECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE ACTIVE BLADE BROKE APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE CASE. THE BLADE TIP FELL INTO THE PATIENT, BUT WAS RETRIEVED BY REMOVING IT THROUGH THE TROCAR. THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED BY A FEW MINUTES. A NURSE INVOLVED IN SURGERY REPORTS THAT CONTACT WITH METAL HEMOSTATIC CLIP MAY HAVE OCCURRED. PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITH SAME/LIKE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT. ONE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    87603 ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. UNK J92R3D

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE