A general surgery coordinator reported that on (b)(6) 2020, the device c2600 cusa excel 23khz straight handpiece was assembled and attached to the console for a liver resection procedure.When the system was powered on, after failing to circulate the cooling water, the coolant warning light came on and the system would no longer go through the start up procedure.Another hand piece was retrieved and attached.At the point the system worked satisfactorily.There was no patient injury reported.Additional information received on 28jul2020 indicated that the malfunction was discovered after the start of the surgery.The patient was prepped for surgery and incision was made.There was a delay for more than an hour.Patient was bleeding and they had to abort the use of the device and switched to using the stryker sonapet.Patient's condition was stable after the procedure.
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