MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD VISIPORT PLUS; LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY

Model Number 176674PF

Device Problem Failure to Cut (2587)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

According to the reporter, during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the surgeon could easily pull the trigger, but the knife blade was not cutting the tissue.This happened with 3 different trocars.They used a new device to resolve the issue in order to complete the case.There was no patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The visual inspection of the returned product noted; the devices were received unopened in their original packaging and appeared intact.Pmv performed functional testing: when the trigger was actuated, the knife blade advanced and cut through the test media.The ports passed an air leak test.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.Analysis concluded there were no assembly component related failures.Medtronic, inc.(medtronic) is submitting this report to comply with 21 c.F.R.Part 803, the medical device reporting regulation.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 in the time allotted and has provided as much information as is available to the company as of the submission date this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic or its employees 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 reporting pursuant to part 803.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like it 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.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.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: VISIPORT PLUS
• Type of Device: LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 8229885
• MDR Text Key: 132495313
• Report Number: 9612501-2019-00056
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GCJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521080768
• UDI-Public: 10884521080768
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K935086
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,health
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 03/26/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/08/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 05/31/2023
• Device Model Number: 176674PF
• Device Catalogue Number: 176674PF
• Device Lot Number: J8E2534X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 12/15/2018
• Date Manufacturer Received: 03/04/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1