FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT
MDR report key: 3942108
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Received July 17, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 2955842-2014-04349
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 17, 2014
- Date of Event
- June 18, 2014
- Report Date
- June 18, 2014
- Manufacturer
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC.
- Product Code
- NAY
- PMA / PMN Number
- K050369
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FL
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE INSTRUMENT WAS RETURNED AND EVALUATED. FAILURE ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE DISTAL END OF THE MAIN TUBE HAD VARIOUS SCRATCH MARKS WITH LIGHT MATERIAL REMOVAL. THE SCRATCHES WERE .095 - .225 IN LENGTH AND NOT ALIGNED WITH THE TUBE AXIS. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE TUBE ABRASIONS, FOUND DURING FAILURE ANALYSIS EVALUATION COULD LIKELY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN ADVERSE EVENT IF THE FAILURE MODE WERE TO RECUR.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ON (B)(4) 2014, INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. (ISI) RECEIVED THE FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT FROM THE HOSPITAL IN A DAMAGED CONDITION. NO INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DEFECT(S) WAS PROVIDED TO ISI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418781 | FENESTRATED BIPOLAR FORCEPS INSTRUMENT | ENDOSCOPIC ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT | NAY | INTUITIVE SURGICAL,INC. | 420205-05 | M10130617 896 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |