FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
COVIDIEN
MDR report key: 4148530
·
Received October 2, 2014
Report
- Report Number
- MW5038476
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 2, 2014
- Date of Event
- January 16, 2014
- Report Date
- September 25, 2014
- Manufacturer
- COVIDIEN
- Product Code
- LFL
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- HI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
SONICISION DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING. THEY THOUGHT THEY SAW A METAL SHARD IN THE ABDOMEN. PER OP REPORT: A LITTLE CHIP OF LESS THAN 1 MM WAS NOTED WITHIN THE JAWS OF THE SONICISION DEVICE AT ONE POINT DURING ATTEMPT TO USE THE SONICISION DEVICE. THE FIRST SONICISION DEVICE ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE DEVICE WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER AND FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INTACT. (B)(4).
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 615307 | COVIDIEN | PURSTRING DEVICE | LFL | COVIDIEN | 236010X |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 YR |