MAUDE Adverse Event Report: AESCULAP AG HANDLE F/PL506R & PL508R; HANDHELD PRODUCTS & LIGATION

Model Number PL510R

Device Problem Ejection Problem (4009)

Patient Problem No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

Manufacturing site evaluation: investigation on-going.Additional information / investigation results will be provided in a supplemental report.

Event Description

It was reported that there was an issue with pl512r - clip applic.D:5/310mm f.Clip pl572t.According to the complaint description, the clips no longer fit on the applicator and the jaw protector was lost several weeks ago.The surgeon used another applicator after the malfunction was noticed.There was no described patient harm.Additional information was not available.Additional patient information is not available.The adverse event / malfunction is filed under aag reference (b)(4).

Event Description

Additional information: involved components pl522r - shaft compl.D:5mm l:310mm - lot unknown.

Manufacturer Narrative

B5 + d10: involved component added d1 + d2 + d4: article changed g4: pma/510(k) number updated h6: codes updated investigation results: visual investigation: the products arrived in a decontaminated condition with no visible damage.A visual inspection was made.Here we found that the maintenance date was not met.Additionally no visible damage could be detected.Furthermore the products were sent to the production department for further investigation.Batch history review: due to the fact that no lot number was provided, a review of the device history records for the complained device is not possible.Conclusion and measures / preventive measures: based upon the investigation results a clear root cause conclusion cannot be drawn.There is no indication for a material-, manufacturing- or design-related failure.Due to the circumstance that the investigation is supported by the subject expert, this is a preliminary report.It will be updated when we received a statement from the subject expert.Based upon the investigations results a capa is not necessary.

Manufacturer Narrative

Based upon investigation results, this event was re-evaluated and is considered no longer reportable due to risk file- no malfunction or serious injury.Investigation: the investigation was carried out visually and microscopically and the digital-camera.We made a visual inspection of the products.Here we found that the maintenance date not met.Additionally no visible damage could be detected.Furthermore the products were sent to the production department for further investigation.Based on the analysis report of subject expert, the cause of the error for the strongly bent jaw parts cannot be clearly determined.We assume that this is a user error.The cause of the error for the handle function (rotary slide does not lock) cannot be clearly determined.It should be noted that maintenance was not performed in 12/2018.Review of the complaint history revealed that no similar complaints have been filed against products from this batch number.The review of risk assessment revealed that the overall risk level (severity 2(5) probability of occurrence 2(5)) according to din en iso 14971 is still acceptable.

• Brand Name: HANDLE F/PL506R & PL508R
• Type of Device: HANDHELD PRODUCTS & LIGATION
• Manufacturer (Section D): AESCULAP AG; po box 40; tuttlingen, 78501 ; GM 78501
• MDR Report Key: 12085541
• MDR Text Key: 262444422
• Report Number: 9610612-2021-00463
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: OCW
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04038653208456
• UDI-Public: 4038653208456
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K962493
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 10/08/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 06/29/2021
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: PL510R
• Device Catalogue Number: PL510R
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 07/01/2021
• Date Manufacturer Received: 09/13/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: PL522R - LOT UNKNOWN