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MalfunctionGET

ENDO DISSECT

Received Mar 27, 2018 · Event occurred Mar 8, 2018

Report 2647580-2018-01558 · MDR key 7374062

Device

Generic name

Motor, Surgical Instrument, Pneumatic Powered

Model number

176645

Catalog number

176645

Lot number

P7K1585X

Product problems

  • Failure to Align
  • Failure to Align

Patient

Not reported

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE DEVICE. ENGINEERING VERIFIED THAT JAW ALIGNMENT OF DEVICE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. ENGINEERING INSPECTED JAWS UNDER A MICROSCOPE AND FOUND NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE JAWS. RECORDS FROM EACH MANUFACTURING LOT ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE RELEASED MEETING ALL QUALITY RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. ANALYSIS CONCLUDED THERE WERE NO ASSEMBLY COMPONENT RELATED FAILURES. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE TIPS OR THE JAW OF THE DEVICE WERE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO USE, SURGEON STOPPED USING THE DEVICE AND OPENED ANOTHER ONE TO CONTINUE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.