MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MITG - OKLAHOMA CITY TRUCLEAR; HYSTEROSCOPE (AND ACCESSORIES)

Model Number 7209807S

Device Problem Material Protrusion/Extrusion (2979)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Date 11/27/2018

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, intra-operatively, the hand-piece was causing the blade to skip when operating.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

The device was received for evaluation.A visual inspection was performed on the product and no issue was observed.There was a relationship found between the returned device and the reported incident.Product failed functional testing with blade stall error and overheating.Cause of overheating and errors is a corroded motor/gearbox.The motor/gearbox assembly was removed from the housing and the gearbox was removed from the motor.The gearbox was found to be jammed.The complaint was confirmed and the root cause has been determined to be corrosion of the motor and gearbox assembly.A blade stall condition will result in increased current draw from the control unit which will heat the motor and hand piece housing.Factors which can contribute to gearbox corrosion include cleaning and sterilization methods and the chemicals involved.A review of the device history records showed there were no indications to suggest that the product did not meet manufacturing specification or would not be able to perform as intended.

Manufacturer Narrative

Evaluation summary: one device was received for evaluation.External inspection found no anomalies.The reported condition was confirmed.The unit was connected to test controller and ran jittery, and would not maintain window lock.The investigation identified the cause of the reported event to be the motor.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Manufacturer Narrative

The event is now considered to be a non-reportable case.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): MITG - OKLAHOMA CITY; 75 s. meridian ave.; oklahoma city OK 73107
• MDR Report Key: 8280781
• MDR Text Key: 134177948
• Report Number: 1643264-2019-00086
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HIH
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521749900
• UDI-Public: 10884521749900
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K132015
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: user facility
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 05/17/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/28/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 7209807S
• Device Catalogue Number: 7209807S
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/22/2019
• Date Manufacturer Received: 02/25/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1