FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ACESSA HANDPIECE

MDR report key: 5728101 · Received June 15, 2016

Report

Report Number
3006443171-2016-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 15, 2016
Date of Event
May 11, 2016
Report Date
June 6, 2016
Manufacturer
HALT MEDICAL, INC.
Product Code
HFG
PMA / PMN Number
K121858
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CORRECTIVE ACTION SHALL FOCUS ON REINFORCEMENT OF CURRENT LANGUAGE IN THE USER TRAINING MATERIAL/IFU WITH REGARDS TO ADVANCING THE DEVICE WHILE ARRAY IS DEPLOYED. NOTE THAT THIS WAS A TRAINING CASE; THEREFORE, THE DOCTOR WAS STILL BEING PROCTORED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SEE MFR. REPORT #3006443171-2016-00001. THE SAME DOCTOR CONTINUED THE CASE WITH A 2ND HANDPIECE (MODEL NUMBER 2000, LOT NUMBER T150101). THE 10CM FIBROID WAS TREATED NUMEROUS TIMES. DURING ONE OF THE ABLATIONS, IT WAS NOTED IN THE MIDST OF THE TREATMENT THAT A TEMPERATURE READING WAS MISSING FROM NEEDLE #7. THE HANDPIECE WAS RETRACTED AFTER COMPLETION OF THAT TREATMENT AND INSPECTED BOTH LAPAROSCOPICALLY AND OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT FOR POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO NEEDLE #7. AT THAT TIME, NEEDLE #7 WAS NOT EXTENDING ALONG WITH THE OTHER 6 NEEDLES, INDICATING A POSSIBLE BREAKAGE IN THE NEEDLE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST HANDPIECE. A THIRD HANDPIECE WAS PULLED FROM CUSTOMER STOCK (MODEL NUMBER 2000, LOT NUMBER T150101) TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE ON THE SECOND FIBROID. NO ISSUES WERE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE THIRD HANDPIECE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
381019 ACESSA HANDPIECE ACESSA HANDPIECE HFG HALT MEDICAL, INC. 2000 T150101

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1