BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE

    MDR report key: 3142419 · Received June 3, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2013-02730
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    June 3, 2013
    Date of Event
    May 16, 2013
    Report Date
    May 20, 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). THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE DISTAL TIP OF THE BLADE BROKEN OFF AND 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. A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DEVICE TO STOP ACTIVATING AND DISPLAY AN 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.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (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. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, THE COMPLAINT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). DATE SENT: (B)(4) 2013. INFORMATION ASKED FOR BUT UNKNOWN OR NOT PROVIDED DURING INITIAL CONTACT. INFORMATION ANTICIPATED, BUT UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WHEN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED AND/OR THE DEVICE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED BY THE REP THAT DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC HEPATIC RESECTION PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE WAS USED NEAR VESSEL CLIPS AND VASCULAR STAPLE LINES. THE SURGEON WAS HOLDING THE DEVICE OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT WHEN A SCRUB NURSE NOTICED THAT SOMETHING FELL. IT WAS THE BLADE. NO PROBLEM WAS NOTICED PRIOR TO THIS. PROCEDURE COMPLETED WITH SAME/LIKE DEVICE. THERE WAS NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCE TO THE PATIENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    244927 ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. UNK K90P0E

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR, HANDPIECE