This is 2 of 2 reports linked to mfg report number 3006697299-2023-00131: a facility reported that after the 1st sterilization, a crack was observed on the cusa excel 23khz angled handpiece (c2601) at the time of 1st surgery.The patient was already under anesthesia when the dysfunction was observed, so a backup handpiece was used.There was no patient injury; however, there was increased surgery time of 1 hour.
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Updated fields: d4, d9, g3, g6, h2, h3, h4, h6, h10 the cusa handpiece (c2601) was not returned for evaluation as per customer; therefore, an evaluation of the device could not be performed.Lot number information has been provided; therefore, device history record (dhr) was reviewed, and no anomalies during the manufacture or packaging that could be associated with the complaint incident was observed.Based on the reported failure of crack on the handpiece, the complaint may have been a result of cracked housing which is pending corrective action.However, without testing device it is not possible to verify.If additional relevant information becomes available in the future, this complaint will be reopened, and the respective evaluation performed.Trends will be monitored for this and similar issues.At present, we consider this complaint to be closed.
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