MAUDE Adverse Event Report: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH HF-CABLE; HF-CABLES

Model Number WA00013A

Device Problems Output Problem (3005); Activation Problem (4042)

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

Event Date 05/24/2021

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect medical device has not yet been returned to olympus for evaluation/investigation.Therefore, the exact cause of the patient¿s outcome and the reported phenomenon could not be determined and is being judged as unknown.However, if the suspect medical device is returned for evaluation/investigation or additional significant information becomes available, this report will be updated.

Event Description

Olympus was informed that during a therapeutic transurethral resection in saline (turis) procedure, error message e02 occurred frequently and the procedure could not be completed but had to be postponed.The intended procedure was then completed on another day with a different hf cable.No further information was provided.

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect medical device was not returned to the manufacturer for evaluation/investigation, since it was reportedly discarded by the user facility.Therefore, the evaluation/investigation was performed exclusively on the basis of the information provided by the customer.Therefore, the exact cause of the patient's outcome and the reported phenomenon could not be determined and is being judged as unknown.Furthermore, a manufacturing and quality control review could not be performed since basic data of article identification (lot number) are missing.Instead a manufacturing and quality control review was performed for the last 24 months of production without showing any abnormalities.The case will be closed from olympus side with no further actions but the reported event/incident will be recorded for trending and surveillance purposes.Furthermore, the user will be informed about the investigation results.

• Brand Name: HF-CABLE
• Type of Device: HF-CABLES
• Manufacturer (Section D): OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH; kuehnstrasse 61; hamburg 22045 ; GM 22045
• MDR Report Key: 11929036
• MDR Text Key: 266669816
• Report Number: 9610773-2021-00152
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FAS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04042761030489
• UDI-Public: 04042761030489
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K100275
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,distri
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 06/11/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: WA00013A
• Device Catalogue Number: WA00013A
• Device Lot Number: UNKNOWN
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 05/24/2021
• Initial Date FDA Received: 06/03/2021
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 06/07/2021
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 06/11/2021
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: OLYMPUS ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT UES-40S
• Patient Outcome(s): Required Intervention