MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. HS SYNERGY CURVED BLADE; INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL

Model Number	SNGCB
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	02/15/2022
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).Batch #: unknown.Attempts have been made to retrieve the device.To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.The lot/batch was not provided; therefore, the manufacturing records evaluation could not be performed.This is an analysis for an image submitted to ethicon endo surgery for evaluation.Image (synergy broken blade): the image provided by the customer shows a synergy device with the blade tip broke off.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.As part of ethicon endo information surgery quality process all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.Additional complaint information monitoring for potential safety signals will be conducted through complaint trending as part of post market surveillance.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during the limb amputation of a dog.That the tip of the blade broke off on the device.There was no patient harm.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).Date sent: 4/19/2022.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4) date sent: 4/27/2022 d4 batch #: t93z03 investigation summary the device was returned with the distal tip of the blade broken off and not returned.The remaining blade portion was scratched and with evidence of contact with metal in or out of the operative field.During functional testing on gen11, an alert screen was displayed.A probable cause for the device to stop activating and the gen11 to display an alert screen is blade damage.The device was disassembled to inspect the internal components and no anomalies were found.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 the severity of the blade damage.This in turn can result in activation issues such as failing the pre-run test with the generator and displaying an alert screen.These alert screens that can result are such as ¿tighten assembly¿, ¿blade error detected¿ or "relaxed pressure on blade" followed by a ¿replace instrument¿ screen later in the procedure.Continued usage of the damaged blade can result in a broken blade.As part of ethicon endo surgery quality process all devices are manufactured, inspected, and released to approved specifications.A manufacturing record evaluation was performed for the finished device batch number, and no non-conformances were identified.

• Brand Name: HS SYNERGY CURVED BLADE
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969
• Manufacturer (Section G): ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969
• Manufacturer Contact: kara ditty-bovard ; 475 calle c; guaynabo ; 6107428552
• MDR Report Key: 13663729
• Report Number: 3005075853-2022-01324
• Device Sequence Number: 20111522
• Product Code: LFL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705036002802
• UDI-Public: 10705036002802
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• PMA/510(K) Number: K012176
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/03/2022

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 Expiration Date: 06/30/2024
• Device Model Number: SNGCB
• Device Catalogue Number: SNGCB
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/15/2022
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/23/2022; 04/22/2022
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/03/2022
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 04/19/2022; 04/27/2022
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 07/25/2019
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Concomitant Medical Products and Therapy/Usage Dates: GENERATOR
• Patient Sex: Unknown