MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER SONICISION; INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL

Model Number	SCD7A48
Medical Device Problem Codes	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907); Insufficient Device Problem Information (3190)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	02/08/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
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
According to the reporter, during procedure, a blue piece of debris came off the white pad of the device.It¿s unknown where it came from and we couldn¿t recreate production of the blue piece.The surgeon was successfully using the dissector on the patients mesentery with approximately four activations.The device was removed from the trocar and returned to the back table.The device was reintroduced through the trocar, jaws opened, and it was applied to the proximal portion of the descending roux limb to create an enterotomy.The device was activated and a blue piece of debris that appears to be nylon in makeup about the same size of the white pad appeared on the patient¿s jejunum.It was removed and set aside and will be returned with the device.There was no patient injury.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during bariatric roux en y gastric bypass, a blue piece of debris from a towel, drape or other sterile component came off and brought in on the inactive pad of the device.The surgeon was successfully using the dissector on the patient's mesentery with approximately four activations.The device was removed from the trocar and returned to the back table.The device was reintroduced through the trocar, jaws opened, and it was applied to the proximal portion of the descending roux limb to create an enterotomy.The blue material that appeared to be nylon appeared on the patient¿s jejunum.It was removed and set aside.The surgeon and staff confirmed that no piece of the device system had fallen into the patient's cavity, fully intact and no portion of it was identified as broken.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Additional information: b5, g3, h6 new information has been received, and reassessment of the complaint found that it is no longer a reportable issue.The event is no longer associated with a serious injury or potential for serious injury with reoccurrence.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.

• Brand Name: SONICISION
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER; 5920 longbow dr; boulder CO 80301 3299
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN MFG DC BOULDER; 5920 longbow dr; boulder CO 80301 3299
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 16429900
• Report Number: 1717344-2023-00244
• Device Sequence Number: 16870152
• Product Code: LFL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521794801
• UDI-Public: 10884521794801
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: OH
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K212301
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/16/2023

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: SCD7A48
• Device Catalogue Number: SCD7A48
• Device Lot Number: 21240106X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/08/2023
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/28/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 02/23/2023
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/16/2023
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): No
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/11/2022
• Is the Device Labeled for Single Use? (Y/N): Yes
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Usage of Device: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Female