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MEDTRONIC XOMED INC. IPC® HANDPIECE - STYLUS TOUCH®; DRILLS, BURRS, TREPHINES & ACCESSORIES (SIMPLE
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| Model Number |
EM210 |
| Medical Device Problem Codes |
Overheating of Device (1437); Noise, Audible (3273)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
03/10/2023
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H3: analysis results were not available as of the date of this report.A supplemental report will be submitted when analysis is complete.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that the device makes strange noises and gets hot.No patient impact.Additional information received reported that at the beginning of procedure, the unusual noise was heard and the device was replaced immediately with another one.But the incident was reported post-operatively after standard cleaning procedure.The device was used for less than a minute when the overheating was noticed.After the procedure the motor was inspected by a medical technology technician who confirmed the noise and mentioned that the device ran hot instantly, within about 10 seconds.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Analysis of the returned device found that the reported failure could not be confirmed since there were no deviations found on the device.The pre-repair temperature test result were recorded at t1= 82f and t2= 81f after running the device at 60k rpm for 1 minute in an ambient temperature of 76f.H6: the annex b code b21, annex c code c21 and annex d code d16 are no longer valid.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.
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