FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

MONOPOLAR CABLE

MDR report key: 7523034 · Received May 17, 2018

Report

Report Number
3000719969-2018-00006
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 17, 2018
Date of Event
April 20, 2018
Report Date
May 17, 2018
Manufacturer
OLSEN MEDICAL LLC
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K111262
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CORD WAS SOLD PRIOR TO 9/9/2016. THE IFU FOR THIS CORDS STATES THAT IT IS "DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND A MINIMUM OF 20 STERILIZATION CYCLES" WHEN PROPERLY CARED FOR. THE CORD SHOWS SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF USE AND WAS SOLD MORE THAN 1.5 YEARS AGO. THE CORD WAS USED BEYOND ITS USEFUL LIFE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A BIPOLAR CORD CAUSED A FIRE IN THE OPERATING ROOM (OR), IT CAME APART WHERE IT WAS CONNECTED TO THE SPATULA DURING A LAVH WITH DACOSTA.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
367057 MONOPOLAR CABLE MONOPOLAR CABLE GEI OLSEN MEDICAL LLC 60-5169-001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1