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MalfunctionGET

ENDO DISSECT

Received Sep 13, 2018 · Event occurred Aug 22, 2018

Report 2647580-2018-04520 · MDR key 7872468

Device

Generic name

Motor, Surgical Instrument, Pneumatic Powered

Model number

176645

Catalog number

176645

Lot number

P8A0576X

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

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

Description of Event or Problem

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A GALLBLADDER PROCEDURE, THE JAW OF THE DEVICE WAS DISLOCATED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: EVALUATION SUMMARY: POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE DEVICE. THE JAW ALIGNMENT OF DEVICE WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. JAWS WERE INSPECTED UNDER A MICROSCOPE AND NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE JAWS WAS FOUND. RECORDS FROM EACH MANUFACTURING LOT ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE RELEASED MEETING ALL QUALITY RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED CONDITION. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

Description of Event or Problem

ACCORDING TO THE REPORTER, DURING A GALLBLADDER PROCEDURE, THE JAW OF THE DEVICE WAS DISLOCATED. THE PRODUCT WAS CHANGED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE ON ORDER TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.