MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER COOL-TIP; ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES

Model Number ACT2030

Device Problem Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)

Patient Problems Foreign Body In Patient (2687); Radiation Exposure, Unintended (3164)

Event Date 08/29/2019

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

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

Event Description

According to the reporter, post-operatively, during the control tomography, the doctor saw a piece of metal in the liver in the ablation area.He checked the needle and it was fine but the problem is that he discarded the needle.

Manufacturer Narrative

Evaluation summary: the product was not returned; however, a picture was provided by the customer for analysis.The returned product met specification as received.The picture showed all of the needle was still attached to the device.No metal appeared to be missing.According to the reporter, post-operatively.Component disengaged.The reported condition was not confirmed.The investigation found the needle appeared to be all there in the pictures.The investigation could not determine the root cause of the customer's report.Manufacturing non-conformances were reviewed.No entries pertinent to the customer's report were noted.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.

• Brand Name: COOL-TIP
• Type of Device: ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER; 5920 longbow dr; boulder CO 80301 3299
• MDR Report Key: 9121098
• MDR Text Key: 160099501
• Report Number: 1717344-2019-01215
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884524001227
• UDI-Public: 10884524001227
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K973297
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,foreig
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 11/06/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/25/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 03/08/2023
• Device Model Number: ACT2030
• Device Catalogue Number: ACT2030
• Device Lot Number: 80680029X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 10/23/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other
• Patient Age: 60 YR
• Patient Weight: 90