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MalfunctionFBO

INNER SHEATH FOR 27050 SL

Received May 31, 2023

Report 9610617-2023-00652 · MDR key 17031016

Device

Generic name

Inner Sheath For 27050 Sl

Model number

27050XA

Catalog number

27050XA

Lot number

SU05

Product problems

  • Break
  • Break

Patient

Unknown

  • Insufficient Information
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

BELATED EVALUATION AND REPORTING OF THIS COMPLAINT WAS DONE DURING RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AS PART OF CAPA 22-0074 CORRECTIVE ACTION 12. BAJONET ON THE SHEATH IS BROKEN. METAL SHEATH SHOWS A DROP OF FOREIGN GLUE AT THE EDGE TOWARDS THE CERAMICS. THE SHEATH SHOWS A THIRD PARTY LASER MARKING. THE FINISH OF THE SHEATH IS NOT ACCORDING TO KARL STORZ SPECIFICATION (AXIAL GRINDING SCRATCHES). HENCE, IT WAS MOST LIKELY THIRD PARTY REPAIR, WHERE THE CERAMIC TIP GOT A PRE-DAMAGE THE EVENT IS FILED UNDER INTERNAL KARL STORZ COMPLAINT ID (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A CERAMIC BEAK ON TIP OF RESECTION SHEATH BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHILST IN USE WITHIN THE PATIENTS BLADDER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.