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

Model Number WA00014A

Device Problems Break (1069); Arcing (2583); Sparking (2595)

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

Event Date 10/13/2021

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect medical device has not yet been returned to olympus for evaluation/investigation.Therefore, the exact cause of the user's experience 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 an unspecified therapeutic procedure, the end of the hf cable attached to the electrosurgical generator ¿esg-400¿ generated sparks and was burnt.No further information was provided but there was no report about an adverse event or patient injury.

Manufacturer Narrative

The suspect medical device was not returned to olympus for investigation/evaluation.Therefore, the exact cause of the user's experience and the reported phenomenon could not be conclusively determined.However, the reported failure is a known fault pattern.Wear and tear due to frequent use in connection with repeated great bending and/or tensile loads most likely caused individual or all wires inside the cable to break.When the generator is activated, this can lead to voltage flashovers in the damaged area, which can result in the formation of sparks.According to the article¿s lot number, the hf cable was manufactured in october 2018.It is therefore assumed that the hf cable was used longer than the 12 months the cable is designed for.Thus, this event/incident can most likely be attributed to age-related wear and tear in connection with improper handling by the customer.A material or quality problem can be excluded since a manufacturing and quality control review was performed for the affected lot number of the hf cable without showing any abnormalities.The case will be closed on olympus side with no further actions.However, the reported event/incident will be recorded for trending and surveillance purposes and the user will be informed about the investigation results.

• Brand Name: HF-CABLE, BIPOLAR
• Type of Device: HF-CABLES
• Manufacturer (Section D): OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH; kuehnstrasse 61; hamburg 22045 ; GM 22045
• Manufacturer (Section G): MED CONTACT GMBH; kornbühlstr. 100-102; salmendingen
• Manufacturer Contact: daniel wladow ; kuehnstrasse 61; hamburg 22045 ; GM 22045 ; 4940669662
• MDR Report Key: 12718310
• MDR Text Key: 279347429
• Report Number: 9610773-2021-00307
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: FAS
• UDI-Device Identifier: 04042761076449
• UDI-Public: 04042761076449
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: CH
• PMA/PMN Number: K120418
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: User Facility,Company Representative,Distributor
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 11/09/2021

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: WA00014A
• Device Catalogue Number: WA00014A
• Device Lot Number: 18XW
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 10/21/2021
• Initial Date FDA Received: 10/29/2021
• Supplement Dates Manufacturer Received: 11/09/2021
• Supplement Dates FDA Received: 11/09/2021
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/01/2018
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1