FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

OPT BLADELESS 5X100 STABILITY

MDR report key: 3173388 · Received June 17, 2013

Report

Report Number
3005075853-2013-03077
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 17, 2013
Date of Event
May 30, 2013
Report Date
May 31, 2013
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
Product Code
GCJ
PMA / PMN Number
K032676
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DOES THIS TROCAR HAVE THE OPTIVIEW TECHNOLOGY? YES. WERE ANY NOISES HEARD SUCH AS WHISTLING OR HISSING? YES. IF SO, DID THE NOISE PREVENT INSUFFLATION? NO. WAS THERE A DROP IN PRESSURE? UNKNOWN. IF YES, DID THIS AFFECT THE VISIBILITY OF THE SURGEON? NO. WHAT WAS THE GAS CONSUMPTION RATE OR VOLUME? UNKNOWN. WAS A DEVICE INSERTED IN THE TROCAR DURING THE LEAKING? NO. WHAT WAS THE PRODUCT CODE INSERTED IN THE TROCAR? NA. WAS ANY TORQUE BEING APPLIED TO THE TROCAR OR DEVICE? NO. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED IN GOOD CONDITION. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE REPORTED INCIDENT, THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED TO DETECT ANY LEAKING ISSUES. UPON EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE, IT WAS FUNCTIONALLY LEAK TESTED AND PASSED. THE DEVICE WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS. NO CONCLUSION COULD BE REACHED AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE TROCAR LEAKED THROUGH THE SEAL. CASE COMPLETED WITH SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
273899 OPT BLADELESS 5X100 STABILITY LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY GCJ ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA K4CE74

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1