Catalog Number BI70002000 |
Device Problem
Break (1069)
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Patient Problem
No Patient Involvement (2645)
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Event Date 11/28/2017 |
Event Type
malfunction
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Manufacturer Narrative
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No patient information provided as no patient was involved in this concern.A medtronic representative went to site to test the equipment.Representative reported that the broken lever on the interconnect cable was replaced to resolve the issue.A system checkout was performed and the hardware, software, and instruments passed the system checkout.The system was found to be fully functional.The suspect cable has not been received by the manufacturer for evaluation.
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Event Description
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A medtronic representative reported that while outside of procedure, the lever for the interconnect cable was broken.There was no patient present at the time of the issue.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Device evaluation: the suspect cable was returned to the manufacturer for evaluation and the reported issue was confirmed.The cable failed visual inspection.The outer plastic sheathing around one of the pivot points is peeling, damaged.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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Review of this event and/or additional information received shows that there is no evidence to reasonably suggest that the device in this report or a similar device would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.Therefore, this event did not and does not meet the reporting requirements stipulated in 21 cfr 803.
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