A male patient underwent an aquablation procedure for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph).Procept biorobotics corporation became aware that post-aquablation procedure and prior to hemostasis, a small laceration was observed in the bladder (per manufacturer's instructions for use, bladder perforation is a potential perioperative risk of the aquablation procedure).The laceration was superficial; thereby, no additional surgical intervention was required.The laceration was cauterized during the routing hemostasis step.The patient was discharged without any further concerns.
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H.10 additional manufacturer narrative: h.3 device evaluation by manufacturer: the aquabeam robotic system is a reusable device; therefore, it is still currently in possession of the user facility.The investigation of this event consisted of a review of the treatment log files, the device history record (dhr), and labeling.The aquabeam robotic system's treatment logs file was reviewed, which confirmed no malfunctions during the aquablation procedure.The review of the treatment logs indicated that the system functioned as designed.Aquabeam robotic system instructions for use (ifu), ifu0101-00, rev.E, was reviewed and states the following: 4.3.Warnings: procedure as with any surgical urologic procedure, potential perioperative risks of the aquablation procedure include: o bladder or prostate capsule perforation.A review of the device history record (dhr) for aquabeam robotic system/serial number (b)(6) was performed, which confirmed that there were no nonconformances, failures, discrepancies, or missed steps during the manufacturing process that could be related to the reported event.The review indicated that the system and its associated component met all design and manufacturing specifications when released for distribution.The laceration was superficial; thereby, no additional surgical intervention was required.The laceration was cauterized during the routing hemostasis step.The patient was discharged without any further concerns.The aquabeam robotic system's ifu lists bladder perforation as a potential risk of the aquablation procedure.No malfunction of the aquabeam robotic system was reported by the treating physician during this event.Submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the manufacturer's product caused or contributed to the event.
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