A male patient underwent an aquablation procedure for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph).Procept biorobotics corporation (procept) became aware that during the procedure, the aquabeam trus articulating arm broke while positioning the patient.As a result, the aquablation procedure was aborted and converted to transurethral resection of the prostate (turp) surgery.There were no adverse health consequences to the patient due to this event.
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The aquabeam trus articulating arm was not returned for investigation of the reported event.Three (3) good faith efforts were made to retrieve the device without success.The current user manual um0101-00 rev.F, aquabeam robotic system user manual, us, english was reviewed.4.2 warnings: procedure setup.-ensure the handpiece articulating arm and the trus articulating arm are securely mounted to the surgical table bedrail to prevent unanticipated movement during the aquablation procedure.Section 11.2.8 - attach the trus stepper to the trus articulating arm and advance the trus stepper all the way forward.Level the trus probe receptacle.A review of the device history record (dhr) for aquabeam robotic system/serial number (b)(6) and the aquabeam trus articulating arm / lot number 22c00207 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 root cause of the reported event was unable to be established as the device was not returned for investigation.Submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the manufacturer's product caused or contributed to the event.
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