FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ESSX HANDPIECE
MDR report key: 3070994
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Received April 22, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 0001811755-2013-00852
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 22, 2013
- Date of Event
- March 26, 2013
- Report Date
- March 26, 2013
- Manufacturer
- STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO
- Product Code
- ERL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K040300
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
UPON EVALUATION, THE VALVE GUIDE, BACKCAP ASSEMBLY, AND VALVE ACTUATION BUTTON AND ROD WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN/WORN. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE DEVICE AND IT WAS RETURNED TO THE USER FACILITY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE ESSX HANDPIECE WAS RETURNED FOR SERVICE. UPON EVALUATION AT THE MANUFACTURER, EXPOSED WIRE WAS DISCOVERED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INVOLVEMENT, AND THERE WERE NO USER INJURIES OR ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172927 | ESSX HANDPIECE | DRILL, SURGICAL, ENT (ELECTRIC OR PNEUMATIC) INCLUDING HANDPIECE | ERL | STRYKER INSTRUMENTS-KALAMAZOO |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |