MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE; INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL

Catalog Number ACE36E

Device Problems Loss of Power (1475); Device Displays Incorrect Message (2591)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 10/30/2014

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

It was reported that during an unknown procedure, after two-three activations of a new ace probe (opened in this surgery), the generator started showing a replace instrument error and did not work even after the troubleshooting steps were followed.Unknown how case was completed.There were no adverse consequences for the patient.

Manufacturer Narrative

(b)(4).Information asked for but unknown or not provided during initial contact.Should the information be provided later, a supplemental medwatch will be sent.The device was returned with the distal tip of the blade broken off and not returned.The remaining blade portion was scratched.This blade tip portion may have broken off of the device during transport to our analysis site.The reported complaint was for the generator started showing a replace instrument error.The device was functionally tested with a generator.During functional testing on gen11 an alert screen was displayed.A probable cause of an alert screen is blade damage.Probable causes of blade damage, including breakage, are external contact during pre-op or general use, blade contact with other devices, staples or clips during the procedure or using any means other than the blade wrench to attach or detach the blade.Once minor blade damage has occurred, subsequent activations may increase damage severity and result in alert screens, such as ¿tighten assembly¿, ¿blade error detected¿ or "relaxed pressure on blade" followed by a ¿replace instrument¿ screen later in the procedure.

• Brand Name: ULTRACISION HARMONIC ACE
• Type of Device: INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo PR 0096 9
• Manufacturer (Section G): ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC; 475 calle c; guaynabo PR 0096 9
• Manufacturer Contact: guillermo villa ; route 22 west po box 151; somerville, NJ 08876 ; 9082180707
• MDR Report Key: 4397027
• MDR Text Key: 18730723
• Report Number: 3005075853-2015-00220
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: LFL
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: IN
• PMA/PMN Number: K042777
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,User Facility,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date: 10/31/2014

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 Expiration Date: 01/27/2017
• Device Catalogue Number: ACE36E
• Device Lot Number: J90F5G
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/06/2015
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Initial Date Manufacturer Received: 01/07/2015
• Initial Date FDA Received: 01/08/2015
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 02/27/2012
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Treatment: GENERATOR AND HANDPIECE