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MalfunctionGET

ENDO DISSECT

Received Apr 17, 2019 · Event occurred Mar 21, 2019

Report 2647580-2019-02062 · MDR key 8524027

Device

Generic name

Motor, Surgical Instrument, Pneumatic Powered

Model number

176645

Catalog number

176645

Lot number

P7J1325X

Product problems

  • Failure to Align
  • Failure to Align

Patient

Not reported

  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient
  • No Consequences Or Impact To Patient

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

EVALUATION SUMMARY: POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED AN EVALUATION OF ONE DEVICE. THE VISUAL INSPECTION NOTED THAT THE JAWS WERE SLIGHTLY MISALIGNED. ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT MISALIGNMENT WAS FOUND ON RECEIVED INSTRUMENT, IT WAS TESTED BY ENGINEERING AND COMPLIED PER MANUFACTURING SOP TO BE LESS THAN 0.020¿. 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.

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, PRIOR TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, AT THE TIME OF UNLOCKING THE DEVICE, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BITE WAS NOT UNIFORM. THE JAWS DID NOT CLOSE IN A GOOD WAY. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

EVALUATION SUMMARY POST MARKET VIGILANCE (PMV) LED A PHOTOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF ONE DEVICE. EVALUATION OF THE PHOTO NOTED A POTENTIAL JAW MISALIGNMENT. 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.

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, PRIOR TO LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, AT THE TIME OF UNLOCKING THE DEVICE, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BITE WAS NOT UNIFORM. ANOTHER DEVICE WAS USED TO COMPLETE THE CASE. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY.