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MalfunctionFFZ

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Received Apr 11, 2005 · Event occurred Feb 24, 2005

Report 593252 · MDR key 593252

Device

Generic name

Irrigating Bipolar Cord

Model number

ET0858F

Catalog number

NOT REPORTED

Lot number

NOT REPORTED

Product problems

  • Fitting Problem

Patient

66 YR

  • Unknown (for use when the patient's condition is not known)

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

AN IRRIGATING BIPOLAR CORD FROM THE HARVEST SET WOULD NOT PLUG INTO THE UNIT. THE CORD PLUG JUST KEPT FALLING OUT OF THE HOLES, DESPITE BEING INSERTED ALL THE WAY. ANOTHER CORD WAS ADDED. IT FIT INTO THE SOCKET, BUT NOT TIGHTLY. THE FIT WAS ADEQUATE TO HOLD THE PLUGS IN PLACE WITHOUT INTERVENTION.