FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

RF ABLATION SYS E SERIES JPN

MDR report key: 4192356 · Received October 22, 2014

Report

Report Number
1717344-2014-00925
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 22, 2014
Date of Event
September 22, 2014
Report Date
September 24, 2014
Manufacturer
COVIDIEN LP
Product Code
GEI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). DATE OF INITIAL REPORT: 10/22/2014. DATE OF FOLLOW-UP REPORT: 01/19/2015. EVALUATION OF THE GENERATOR WAS PERFORMED BY COVIDIEN JAPAN SERVICE CENTER. INVESTIGATION ISOLATED THE FAILURE TO THE INTERNAL HIGH VOLTAGE PCB BUT THE ROOT CAUSE WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. THE HIGH VOLTAGE PCB WAS REPLACED TO ADDRESS THE FAILURE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B)(4). THE RETURN OF THE INCIDENT SAMPLE HAS BEEN REQUESTED. TO DATE, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO THE INCIDENT HAVE BEEN ASKED. IF THE SAMPLE IS RECEIVED, OR IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTINENT TO THE INCIDENT IS OBTAINED, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT DURING AN ABLATION PROCEDURE, THE POWER OF THE GENERATOR SHUT OFF UNINTENTIONALLY. THE POWER PLUG WAS RECONNECTED TO THE MAIN BUT THE GENERATOR WOULD NOT POWER ON. THE TARGET LESION WAS NOT ABLATED DUE TO THE ISSUE AND THE PROCEDURE WAS CALLED OFF.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
673608 RF ABLATION SYS E SERIES JPN RF ABLATION GENERATOR GEI COVIDIEN LP RFAGENJ

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1