BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE

    MDR report key: 3884558 · Received June 19, 2014

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2014-04154
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    June 19, 2014
    Date of Event
    June 3, 2014
    Report Date
    June 11, 2014
    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
    CH
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE TISSUE PAD DAMAGED, MELTED, AND A SMALL PORTION WAS NOT RETURNED. THE DEVICE WAS CONNECTED TO A TEST HANDPIECE AND GENERATOR AND IT ACTIVATED DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING. PROBABLE CAUSES OF TISSUE PAD DAMAGE ARE APPLYING PRESSURE BETWEEN THE INSTRUMENT BLADE AND TISSUE PAD WITHOUT HAVING TISSUE BETWEEN THEM. AVOID ACTIVATING THE BLADE WITHOUT TISSUE BETWEEN THE BLADE AND TISSUE PAD TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE TISSUE PAD.

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    (B)(4). 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 THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE THE WHITE TISSUE PAD WAS PIECE MISSING. THE MISSING PIECE WAS RETRIEVED BY FORCEPS. CHANGED TO ANOTHER ONE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. NO ADVERSE EVENT ON THE PATIENT. ONE DEVICE WILL BE RETURNING.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    360982 ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE