Catalog Number AB2000 |
Device Problems
Break (1069); Visual Prompts will not Clear (2281)
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Patient Problem
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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Event Date 11/29/2023 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Root cause of reported event has not yet been established.Investigation by manufacturer is currently in-process.Submission of this report does not constitute an admission that the manufacturer's product caused or contributed to the (b)(6).
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Event Description
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A male patient underwent an aquablation procedure for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph).Procept biorobotics corporation became aware that during the aquablation procedure, the treating surgeon had to elevate the tip of the aquabeam handpiece due to the patient's high bladder neck, causing the aquabeam handpiece to bend, and the aquabeam scope broke.A second handpiece was used, but the aquabeam robotic system generated an "e22 - motorpack error." despite troubleshooting with two (2) other aquabeam handpieces, the issue persisted.As a result, the aquablation procedure was aborted.There were no adverse health consequences to the patient due to this event.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Three (3) good faith attempts were made to retrieve the device; however, the aquabeam handpiece was not returned for investigation.The issue is being addressed through procept's quality system the aquabeam robotic system's treatment logs file was reviewed which confirmed the reported event.A review of the device history record (dhr) ab2000-b / serial number (b)(6) and aquabeam handpiece / lot number 23c01029 was conducted, which confirmed that there was one (1) non-conformance issued to this lot during the manufacturing process that could potentially be related to the reported event.The affected units within the lot were reworked to address the nonconformance.Upon re-inspection, the lot met all required specifications and was then deemed acceptable to be released for distribution per device specifications.The aquabeam robotic system user manual, um0101 rev.G, states the following: table 5: system detected errors and faults.E22 - motorpack error.Release foot pedal and click x.1) if error persists, reconnect handpiece to motorpack.2) if error continues, replace handpiece.The root cause of the reported event could not be established as the handpiece 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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