FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
GYNECARE MORCELLEX* TISSUE MORCELLATOR
MDR report key: 3172593
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Received June 17, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 2210968-2013-07331
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- June 17, 2013
- Date of Event
- January 28, 2013
- Report Date
- May 29, 2013
- Manufacturer
- ETHICON, INC.
- Product Code
- HET
- PMA / PMN Number
- K100280
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4): NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN AT THIS TIME. SHOULD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BE OBTAINED, A SUPPLEMENTAL 3500A FORM WILL BE SUBMITTED ACCORDINGLY.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A LAPAROSCOPIC SUPRACERVICAL HYSTERECTOMY ON (B)(6) 2013. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE SEIZED UP. A DIFFERENT DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH NO ADVERSE PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273894 | GYNECARE MORCELLEX* TISSUE MORCELLATOR | LAPAROSCOPE, GYNECOLOGIC | HET | ETHICON, INC. | NA | NI |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |