BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE

    MDR report key: 5661135 · Received May 17, 2016

    Report

    Report Number
    3005075853-2016-02771
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    May 17, 2016
    Date of Event
    April 23, 2016
    Report Date
    April 26, 2016
    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). SHOULD THE INFORMATION BE PROVIDED LATER, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. BATCH # K91585. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE DISTAL TIP OF THE BLADE BROKEN OFF AND NOT RETURNED. THE REMAINING BLADE PORTION WAS SCRATCHED, AND WITH EVIDENCE OF CONTACT WITH METAL IN OR OUT OF THE OPERATIVE FIELD. THE DEVICE WAS FUNCTIONALLY TESTED WITH A GENERATOR. DURING FUNCTIONAL TESTING ON GEN11 AN ALERT SCREEN WAS DISPLAYED. A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE DEVICE STOP ACTIVATING AND DISPLAY AN ALERT SCREEN IS BLADE DAMAGE. PROBABLE CAUSES OF BLADE DAMAGE, INCLUDING BREAKAGE, ARE EXTERNAL CONTACT DURING PRE-OP OR GENERAL USE, BLADE CONTACT WITH OTHER DEVICES, STAPLES OR CLIPS DURING THE PROCEDURE OR USING ANY MEANS OTHER THAN THE BLADE WRENCH TO ATTACH OR DETACH THE BLADE. ONCE MINOR BLADE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED, SUBSEQUENT ACTIVATIONS MAY INCREASE DAMAGE SEVERITY AND RESULT IN ALERT SCREENS, SUCH AS ¿TIGHTEN ASSEMBLY¿, ¿BLADE ERROR DETECTED¿ OR "RELAXED PRESSURE ON BLADE" FOLLOWED BY A ¿REPLACE INSTRUMENT¿ SCREEN LATER IN THE PROCEDURE. THE BATCH HISTORY RECORDS WERE REVIEWED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE, THE TITANIUM TIP BROKE. THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED BY FORCEPS AND WAS DISCARDED. ANOTHER LIKE DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE PATIENT REPORTED.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    314599 ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. NA K91585

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1