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MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER EMPRINT; SYSTEM, ABLATION, MICROWAVE AND ACCESSORIES
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COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER EMPRINT; SYSTEM, ABLATION, MICROWAVE AND ACCESSORIES Back to Search Results
Model Number CABK8666L
Device Problems Break (1069); Material Fragmentation (1261)
Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Event Date 03/11/2019
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 kidney ablation, the physician tried to get the transducer into the 12 gauge trocar and it could not fit it in and that is when they noticed the tracker was not all the way pinched, he corrected it and was able to complete the procedure.Before removing the transducer, they noticed a piece of plastic right next to it.The piece fell into the patient cavity.The physician retrieved it and put the piece of plastic along with the remainder of the clip in a bio hazard bag.There was no patient injury.
 
Manufacturer Narrative
Correction: one cabk8666l was received for evaluation.Visual inspection found one of the tabs was broken off.Engineering stated if the clip features on the devices are not properly attached to the probe, the clip and probe will not be able to pass through a 12 gauge trocar.Trying to pass the clip through the trocar when the clip is not properly attached to the probe, as described in the complaint summary, can apply mechanical stress that could have caused the clip feature to break.Failure was caused by user misuse.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.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 and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee 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 regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them 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.
 
Event Description
According to the reporter, during a kidney ablation, the physician tried to get the transducer into the 12 gauge trocar and it could not fit it in and that is when they noticed the tracker was not all the way pinched, he corrected it and was able to complete the procedure.Before removing the transducer, they noticed a piece of plastic right next to it.The piece fell into the patient cavity.The physician retrieved it and put the piece of plastic along with the remainder of the clip in a bio hazard bag.There was no patient injury.There was no further information available.
 
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Brand Name
EMPRINT
Type of Device
SYSTEM, ABLATION, MICROWAVE AND ACCESSORIES
Manufacturer (Section D)
COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER
5920 longbow dr
boulder CO 80301 3299
MDR Report Key8601860
MDR Text Key144808852
Report Number1717344-2019-00621
Device Sequence Number1
Product Code NEY
UDI-Device Identifier10884521703346
UDI-Public10884521703346
Combination Product (y/n)N
PMA/PMN Number
K072687
Number of Events Reported1
Summary Report (Y/N)N
Report Source Manufacturer
Source Type company representative,health
Type of Report Initial,Followup
Report Date 07/26/2019
1 Device was Involved in the Event
1 Patient was Involved in the Event
Date FDA Received05/10/2019
Is this an Adverse Event Report? No
Is this a Product Problem Report? Yes
Device Operator Health Professional
Device Model NumberCABK8666L
Device Catalogue NumberCABK8666L
Was Device Available for Evaluation? Device Returned to Manufacturer
Date Returned to Manufacturer04/23/2019
Date Manufacturer Received07/25/2019
Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device? No
Patient Sequence Number1
Patient Weight159
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