Catalog Number 261221 |
Device Problem
Material Integrity Problem (2978)
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Patient Problem
Insufficient Information (4580)
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Event Date 05/15/2023 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation has been initiated based on the reported information.Upon completion of the investigation, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event Description
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A facility reported that the outer plastic sleeve on the drill side of a disposable perforator (id 261221) was scraped off during drilling.It was not reported if any particles fell into the surgical site.According to information provided, it is unknown if the drill was electric or pneumatic.It is also unknown if the perforator click in place in the drill, and if the recommended spring tests were performed between each burr hole.It is unknown if the device failure lead to patient injury or surgical delay.
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Event Description
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N/a.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Unique device identification (udi): (b)(4).Or (b)(4).The codman perforator (261221) was returned for evaluation.Failure analysis - the unit was inspected using the unaided eye: it was deformed at the top of the sleeve and the eo label was destroyed.The "ifu" testing procedure was performed with no observed anomalies.The functional testing was performed using the same protocol it underwent at finished goods testing prior to release and the unit was found to perform as intended and fulfilled the acceptance criteria.The complaint could not be verified through failure analysis.Root cause - the root cause is undetermined and was unable to be confirmed in the complaint evaluation.However, potential causes of failure include user misuse.The following information was requested: 1.What scraped the sleeve during surgery?>>unknown.2.Did the blue sleeve have excessive contact with the edge of a burr hole?>>unknown.3.Did this happen on the 1st burr hole or a subsequent one?>>unknown 4.Did the unit come in contact with any fixation devices or other equipment during surgery?>>unknown.
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