FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
FORCETRIAD
MDR report key: 4071071
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Received August 29, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- 4071071
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 29, 2014
- Date of Event
- August 28, 2014
- Report Date
- August 29, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY KNOW AS VALLEYLAB, A DIVISON OF TYCO HEALTHCARE
- Product Code
- GEI
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ESU WAS BEING PREPARED TO BE USED AND HAD AN E275 ERROR MESSAGE. NOTE FROM BIOMED TECHNICIAN "TURNED UNIT ON SELF TEST PASSES. ERROR LOG STATES 3 ERRORS FROM THIS MORNING. CALLED COVIDIEN AND FOUND OUT THAT 1 OF THE 3 ERRORS IS A CRITICAL ERROR THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF. I AM GOING TO SEND THIS UNIT IN FOR REPAIR AND GET A LOANER IN THE MEANTIME. PACKAGED THE UNIT UP FOR SHIPMENT AND WILL DELIVER TO FED EX DROP OFF ZONE.RMA# 8853825".======================MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR ESU, FORCE TRIAD (PER SITE REPORTER).======================MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RMA AND WILL EVALUATE AND REPAIR THE DEVICE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527879 | FORCETRIAD | GENERATOR, ELCTROSURGICAL UNIT | GEI | COVIDIEN LP, FORMERLY KNOW AS VALLEYLAB, A DIVISON OF TYCO HEALTHCARE | FORCE TRIAD | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. |