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Model Number C-VH-3010 |
Device Problems
Intermittent Continuity (1121); Failure to Deliver Energy (1211)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 08/25/2023 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Event Description
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The hospital reported that during an endoscopic vein harvesting procedure, t.W.Power supply was shutting off intermittently during harvesting of the vein.Trouble shooting was performed, cords changed, confirmed plug fully engaged to power outlets, etc.Power supply was switched out, only delay was for troubleshooting to be done.No patient injury noted.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Trackwise id (b)(4).The device has been returned to the factory and is being evaluated.A supplemental report will be submitted when the evaluation is completed.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Trackwise#: (b)(4).The device was returned to the factory for evaluation on 09/06/2023.An investigation was conducted on 09/07/2023.A visual inspection was conducted.Signs of clinical use and no evidence of blood were observed on the returned power supply and power cord.The power supply was observed to be intact, with no visual defects observed.An electrical evaluation was conducted.The returned power cord was attached to the power supply and the device was switched on.The green light was observed to indicate that there was power to the device.A pre-cautery test was performed per the instruction for use (ifu) with the returned cable, reference adapter and vasoview hemopro 2 device, and returned power supply vh-3010 at level 3.0.The device passed the pre-cautery test.It produced visible steam and heat during ten (10) 3-second activations and shut off when the toggle was released with no excessive smoke observed.A tone was audible from the power supply upon activation.To evaluate the safety shut down system, a polyfuse activation test was performed 5 times over 10 minutes.The device shut off after the period of sustained activation and reactivated after 10-second cooling period with no incident each time.The procedure was repeated with a reference power cord and produced the same results.Final testing of the device was conducted on 09/26/2023 using a fluke 8846a precision multimeter bmram id# (b)(4), per mcv00030545 rev.B, equipment calibration procedure for vasoview power supply.The following results were observed: no load voltage: 5.5vdc; low current output: 4.023 amps dc; high current output: 6.030 amps dc.The voltage and current were found to be within specification.Based on the returned condition of the device as well as the evaluation results, the reported failure "intermittent continuity" was not confirmed.The certificate of conformance (c of c) was reviewed.The vendor certifies that this device serial conforms to all applicable product specifications.The reported device is an oem device.The certificate of conformance was reviewed for the serial # (b)(6).The vendor certifies that this device lot conforms to all applicable product specifications and there were no non-conformances identified for the manufacturing batch.
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Event Description
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N/a.
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