FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CAIMAN DISP, INSTR. ARTICULAR. D:12/240MM

MDR report key: 3844777 · Received March 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
2916714-2014-00135
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 12, 2014
Report Date
March 5, 2014
Manufacturer
AESCULAP AG & CO. KG
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K093075
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ADD'L PMA/510(K): K130596. US REPORTING AGENT NOTIFIED ON (B)(4) 2014. MFR SITE EVAL: VISUAL INSPECTION: INSTRUMENTS ARRIVED UNPACKED AND CONTAMINATED. THE JAWS OF THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAYED ONLY MINOR CONTAMINATION (DRIED BLOOD). ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PARAMETERS WERE EVALUATED. THE ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS WERE EVALUATED. THE ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS ARE WITHIN SPEC. THE MECHANICAL PARAMETERS OF THE PL730SU LOT. NR. S133 ARE ALL WITHIN SPEC.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

COUNTRY OF COMPLAINT: (B)(6). AFTER USING THESE PRODUCTS FOR TWO MONTHS (CAIMAN PL720SU AND PL730SU), THE SEALING PERFORMANCE IS SUDDENLY NO LONGER SATISFACTORY. AFTER THE ACOUSTIC "O. K." SIGNAL, THERE IS STILL BLEEDING, EVEN ON ANAEMIC TISSUE. DEVICE 1 OF 3. SEE 2916714-2014-00133, 00134.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
149248 CAIMAN DISP, INSTR. ARTICULAR. D:12/240MM GEI AESCULAP AG & CO. KG PL730SU S133

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other