MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MANSFIELD TRUCLEAR; HYSTEROSCOPE (AND ACCESSORIES)

Model Number 72204752

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problems Hemorrhage/Bleeding (1888); Uterine Perforation (2121); Bowel Perforation (2668)

Event Date 09/23/2023

Event Type  Injury  

Event Description

According to the literature, a prospective study evaluated the effectiveness, safety and patient satisfaction of hysteroscopic removal of retained products of conception between march 2022 and december 2022.Truclear 5c hysteroscope with soft tissue shaver mini or a competitor device was used.There were 52 hysteroscopies performed and truclear was used in 7 procedures.Complications included bleeding and perforation.One case was not completed due to uterine bleeding causing poor visualization and the patient required a second hysteroscopic procedure under general anesthesia.Two cases of uterine bleeding required use of an intrauterine foley balloon and intravenous tranexamic acid.After 3 hours, the balloon was removed and both patients were discharged the same day.One uterineperforation occurred requiring a laparoscopy which identified a bowel perforation which was closed with stitches.The patient was discharged 3 days later without any other adverse events.It was not specified which device attributed to the reported events.

Manufacturer Narrative

D10 concomitant product: 72202536, soft tis shaver mini 72202536 truclear (lot#unknown) references: bail´on queiruga, m., 2023, outpatient hysteroscopic removal of retained products of conception: evaluation of effectiveness, safety and patient satisfaction, european journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology, www.Journals.Elsevier.Com/eur opean-journal-of-obstetrics-and-gynecology-andreproductive-biology., https://doi.Org/10.1016/j.Ejogrb.2023.09.022 received 20 june 2023 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.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: TRUCLEAR
• Type of Device: HYSTEROSCOPE (AND ACCESSORIES)
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MANSFIELD; 15 hampshire street; mansfield MA 02048
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN MANSFIELD; 15 hampshire street; mansfield MA 02048
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 18326991
• MDR Text Key: 330547780
• Report Number: 1282497-2023-00070
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HIH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00885556583654
• UDI-Public: 00885556583654
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: SP
• PMA/PMN Number: K152143
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,Literature,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 12/14/2023

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: 72204752
• Device Catalogue Number: 72204752
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: Not provided
• Initial Date FDA Received: 12/14/2023
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other; Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 31 YR
• Patient Sex: Female