EA010, VOYANT GENERATOR, 1/BX
Report
- Report Number
- 2027111-2019-00510
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 12, 2019
- Date of Event
- June 14, 2019
- Report Date
- August 26, 2019
- Manufacturer
- APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES
- Product Code
- GEI
- PMA / PMN Number
- K141288
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE EVENT UNIT WAS RETURNED TO APPLIED MEDICAL FOR EVALUATION. TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON THE EVENT UNIT, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE AUDIO LEVEL FROM THE UNIT WAS LOW DURING ACTIVATION. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE RETURNED UNIT, THE LOW AUDIO LEVEL WAS CAUSED BY THE SPEAKER. THE PROBABILITY AND CRITICALITY OF HARM RESULTING FROM THIS FAILURE HAVE BEEN EVALUATED AND WERE FOUND TO BE AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
PROCEDURE PERFORMED: HYSTERECTOMY LOW WAY COELIO PREPARED ORIGINAL: GÉNÉRATEUR ALLUMÉ, BRANCHEMENT DE LA PINCE (EB015, LOT 1353320) SUR LE PORT 2. L'ÉCRAN DU GÉNÉRATEUR S'EST ÉTEINT. J'AI ENLEVÉ LA PINCE, L'ÉCRAN EST RESTÉ NOIR. J'AI ÉTEINT ET RALLUMÉ LE GÉNÉRATEUR ET BRANCHÉ LA PINCE SUR LE PORT 1 ET CELA A FONCTIONNÉ. PENDANT L'INTERVENTION, LA PINCE A FONCTIONNÉ NORMALEMENT MAIS LE SON DU GÉNÉRATEUR ÉTAIT VRAIMENT TRÈS FAIBLE, À PEINE AUDIBLE, ALORS QUE LE VOLUME ÉTAIT RÉGLÉ AU MAXIMUM ET QUE RIEN N'OBSTRUAIT L'ENCEINTE. GENERATOR ON, CONNECTION OF THE DEVICE (EB015, LOT 1353320) ON PORT 2. THE GENERATOR SCREEN HAS GONE OUT. I REMOVED THE DEVICE, THE SCREEN REMAINED BLACK. I TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE GENERATOR AND PLUGGED THE DEVICE ON PORT 1 AND IT WORKED. DURING THE INTERVENTION, THE DEVICE WORKED NORMALLY BUT THE SOUND OF THE GENERATOR WAS REALLY WEAK, BARELY AUDIBLE, WHILE THE VOLUME WAS SET TO MAXIMUM AND NOTHING WAS BLOCKING THE SPEAKER. PATIENT STATUS: NO PATIENT INJURY OR ILLNESS DID OCCUR ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLAINT EVENT. TYPE OF INTERVENTION: I TURNED OFF AND ON THE GENERATOR AND PLUGGED THE DEVICE ON PORT 1 AND IT WORKED.
RA HAS JUST RECEIVED THE INCIDENT DEVICE AND HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO ENGINEERING FOR EVALUATION. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT UPON COMPLETION OF INVESTIGATION.
PROCEDURE PERFORMED: HYSTERECTOMY LOW WAY COELIO PREPARED. GENERATOR ON, CONNECTION OF THE DEVICE (EB015, LOT 1353320) ON PORT 2. THE GENERATOR SCREEN HAS GONE OUT. I REMOVED THE DEVICE, THE SCREEN REMAINED BLACK. I TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE GENERATOR AND PLUGGED THE DEVICE ON PORT 1 AND IT WORKED. DURING THE INTERVENTION, THE DEVICE WORKED NORMALLY BUT THE SOUND OF THE GENERATOR WAS REALLY WEAK, BARELY AUDIBLE, WHILE THE VOLUME WAS SET TO MAXIMUM AND NOTHING WAS BLOCKING THE SPEAKER. PATIENT STATUS: NO PATIENT INJURY OR ILLNESS DID OCCUR ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLAINT EVENT TYPE OF INTERVENTION: I TURNED OFF AND ON THE GENERATOR AND PLUGGED THE DEVICE ON PORT 1 AND IT WORKED
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 580188 | EA010, VOYANT GENERATOR, 1/BX | ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES | GEI | APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES | EA010 | 1350795 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EB015| EB015 |