MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER VALLEYLAB; ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES

Model Number CTRF100

Device Problems Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993); Intermittent Energy Output (4025)

Patient Problems No Code Available (3191); Appropriate Clinical Signs, Symptoms, Conditions Term / Code Not Available (4581)

Event Date 05/21/2020

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

(b)(4).If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, at the middle of ablation procedure, the unit suddenly turned off.Even though the unit was restarted, the indicator turned on but the device did not start up.The procedure was not completed.Reoperation was required due to the issue.The patient was under a local anesthesia when the unit stopped working.The procedure was reschedule the following day and they performed using an alternative device.

Manufacturer Narrative

Evaluation summary: medtronic conducted an investigation based upon all information received.The device was available for evaluation.Visual inspection noted the unit had a power supply failure.The resister on the hvdc board was damaged, and there were poor contacts with the power supply.It was reported that the device stopped working unexpectedly during use.A potentially related device issue was confirmed.The most likely cause was traced to a component failure.Internal process improvements have been initiated to mitigate this issue.The manufacturing records for each device are thoroughly reviewed prior to release to ensure that it meets all medtronic quality specifications.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: VALLEYLAB
• Type of Device: ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER; 5920 longbow dr; boulder CO 80301 3299
• MDR Report Key: 10130187
• MDR Text Key: 194379156
• Report Number: 1717344-2020-00594
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884524002774
• UDI-Public: 10884524002774
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,user facility
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 12/18/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: CTRF100
• Device Catalogue Number: CTRF100
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 05/28/2020
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 05/21/2020
• Initial Date FDA Received: 06/08/2020
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 09/09/2020
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 12/18/2020
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other