BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    HARMONIC CURVED SHEARS

    MDR report key: 3821907 · Received May 20, 2014

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2014-03379
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 20, 2014
    Date of Event
    May 13, 2014
    Report Date
    May 13, 2014
    Manufacturer
    ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.
    Product Code
    GEI
    PMA / PMN Number
    K002981
    Removal / Correction Number
    NA
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    JA
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE DEVICE WAS RECEIVED WITH THE CLAMP ARM DETACHED FROM THE INSTRUMENT AND RETURNED. THE BLADE WAS SCRATCHED AND CRACKED. AS A RESULT OF THE CLAMP ARM DETACHMENT, THE TUBE ASSEMBLY WAS DISTORTED. THE DEVICE WAS PARTIALLY TESTED WITH A GENERATOR AND. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING ON THE GEN11 GENERATOR, THE ¿INSTRUMENT ERROR¿ ALERT WAS DISPLAYED. A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DEVICE STOP ACTIVATING AND DISPLAY AN INSTRUMENT ERROR SCREEN IS BLADE DAMAGE. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE CLAMP ARM DETACHMENT ARE NOT CLOSING THE TRIGGER WHEN SLIDING THE TORQUE WRENCH ON AND OFF; NOT CLOSING THE TRIGGER WHEN INTRODUCING OR REMOVING THROUGH THE TROCAR; OR POSSIBLE ENTANGLEMENT IN FIBROUS TISSUE. PROBABLE CAUSES OF BLADE DAMAGE, 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). 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 THAT DURING AN OPEN GASTRECTOMY, THE CLAMP ARM WAS BROKEN OFF DURING USE. NO PIECES FELL INTO THE PATIENT. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. ONE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNING.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    300036 HARMONIC CURVED SHEARS ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES GEI ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE