MAUDE Adverse Event Report: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH HF-RESECTION ELECTRODE "PLASMALOOP", LOOP, MEDIUM, 24 FR., 12°-30°, ESG TCRIS; RESECTION ELECTRODES WITH HF CABLE

Model Number WA47706S

Device Problems Break (1069); Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907)

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

Event Date 03/13/2024

Event Type  Injury  

Event Description

It was reported, during a therapeutic hysteroscopy/myomectomy procedure using the loop cautery, the loop broke at the connection point to the electrode.The surgeon visualized the uterine cavity the entire time from the break to the retrieval and the loop itself was retrieved, intact, from the uterine cavity.There were no further foreign bodies visualized after the retrieval.The procedure was completed with another device.A fluoroscopy x-ray of the pelvis/uterine cavity was taken, followed by a flat p late x-ray at the conclusion of the procedure.

• Brand Name: HF-RESECTION ELECTRODE "PLASMALOOP", LOOP, MEDIUM, 24 FR., 12°-30°, ESG TCRIS
• Type of Device: RESECTION ELECTRODES WITH HF CABLE
• Manufacturer (Section D): OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH; kuehnstrasse 61; hamburg, hamburg 22045 ; GM 22045
• MDR Report Key: 18988466
• MDR Text Key: 338731683
• Report Number: 2429304-2024-00209
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FAS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 14042761085530
• UDI-Public: 14042761085530
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Distributor
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 03/14/2024,03/27/2024

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 03/27/2024
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: WA47706S
• Device Lot Number: 1100442429
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: Yes
• Distributor Facility Aware Date: 03/14/2024
• Event Location: Hospital
• Date Report to Manufacturer: 03/14/2024
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention
• Patient Age: 59 YR
• Patient Sex: Female
• Patient Weight: 94 KG
• Patient Ethnicity: Non Hispanic
• Patient Race: White