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MalfunctionJOL

J-VAC*RESV. 150 ML

Received Sep 22, 2025

Report 2210968-2025-10777 · MDR key 23109155

Device

Generic name

Catheter And Tip Suction

Manufacturer

Ethicon Inc.

Catalog number

2177

Product problems

  • Obstruction of Flow
  • Obstruction of Flow

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
  • No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IT WAS REPORTED A PATIENT UNDERWENT AN UNKNOWN PROCEDURE ON AN UNKNOWN DATE AND A RESERVOIR WAS USED. THE SPRINGS OF THE RESERVOIR THAT DID NOT MOVE. ANOTHER PRODUCT WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. NO SAMPLE WILL BE RETURNED. THERE WERE NO ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES TO THE PATIENT. FURTHER DETAILS ARE NOT PROVIDED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

PRODUCT COMPLAINT#: (B)(4). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: H6 COMPONENT CODE: G07002 - DEVICE NOT RETURNED. D4: UDI: AS THE LOT NUMBER FOR THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT WAS NOT PROVIDED, THE FULL UDI IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN REQUESTED AND RECEIVED. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN THE DEVICE HAVE BEEN MADE. IF FURTHER DETAILS ARE RECEIVED AT A LATER DATE A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE SENT. PLEASE CLARIFY, WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY "SOME SPRINGS OF THE RESERVOIR THAT DID NOT MOVE"? THERE ARE SOME RESERVOIRS THAT THE SPRING INSIDE DID NOT MOVE. CAN YOU PLEASE ELABORATE ON THE QUALITY ISSUE EXPERIENCED WITH THE PRODUCT? UNK. WAS THE ISSUE OBSERVED DURING RESERVOIR ACTIVATION? UNK. WAS THE RESERVOIR USED ON THE PATIENT? UNK. PLEASE PROVIDE THE SOURCE OR NAME AND TITLE OF EXTERNAL PERSON PROVIDING ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP (EXTERNAL PERSON SUBMITTING ANSWERS TO SALES REP OR LOC/BQ): (B)(6). NO PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT MAY BE BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED PRIOR TO THE REQUIRED REPORTING DATE. THIS REPORT DOES NOT REFLECT A CONCLUSION BY ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES THAT THE REPORT CONSTITUTES AN ADMISSION THAT THE PRODUCT, ETHICON, OR ITS EMPLOYEES CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE POTENTIAL EVENT DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT. IF INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED AS APPROPRIATE.