FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ULTRACISION SURGERY REUSABLE DEVICES, HANDPIECE 54,55

MDR report key: 729208 · Received June 16, 2006

Report

Report Number
1527736-2006-02741
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 16, 2006
Report Date
April 13, 2006
Manufacturer
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.(CINCINNATI)
Product Code
LFL
PMA / PMN Number
k002906
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
KY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

H6: TORN ACOUSTIC ISOLATOR. BASED ON ANALYSIS RESULTS, THIS COMPLAINT IS NOW DETERMINED TO BE A MDR MALFUNCTION. THE HAND PIECE WAS RETURNED WITH A LOOSE MOUNT AND A CRACKED NOSE CONE. THE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED AND WAS FOUND THAT THE HAND PIECE NO LONGER MEETS THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONTINUITY, FREQUENCY, AND PHASE MARGIN. THE HANDPIECE WAS TESTED ON A GENERATOR AND GAVE AN ERROR CODE 3. THE HAND PIECE WAS DISASSEMBLED, A TORN ACOUSTIC ISOLATOR AND EVIDENCE OF MOISTURE INGRESS WERE FOUND IN THE INSTRUMENT. THE BATCH RECORD WAS REVIEWED AND NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. 510K#: K002906

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT WORKING. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE. NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCE OCCURRED. UNKNOWN HOW THE CASE WAS COMPLETED

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ULTRACISION SURGERY REUSABLE DEVICES, HANDPIECE 54,55 LFL LFL ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.(CINCINNATI) NA UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN GENERATOR