MAUDE Adverse Event Report: MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY, LLC AQUAMANTYS GENERATOR (115V); ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES

Model Number	40-402-1
Medical Device Problem Codes	Fire (1245); No Device Output (1435); Failure to Prime (1492)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	09/14/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Information was received from a manufacture representative (rep) regarding a generator and a handpiece.It was reported that there was an error code and was sparking then unable to prime.There was no patient present.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
Additional information was received.It was reported that the generator was broken sitting in the biomed department waiting for the administration to make a purchasing decision.It was noted that the handpiece was used with another generator and the issue was resolved by brining in another generator into the room.It was noted that the cause of the issue was not known but in the opinion of the rep thought the handpiece might have sparked from an incomplete prime and not following the ifu.

• Brand Name: AQUAMANTYS GENERATOR (115V)
• Common Device Name: ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY, LLC; 180 international drive; portsmouth NH 03801
• MDR Report Key: 10547199
• Report Number: 1226420-2020-00108
• Device Sequence Number: 11649200
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00643169078741
• UDI-Public: 00643169078741
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NC
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K052859
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Non-Healthcare Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 10/09/2020

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: 40-402-1
• Device Catalogue Number: 40-402-1
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/14/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/17/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/17/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 10/09/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1