MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COVIDIEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS LIGASURE ATLAS; ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCES

Model Number	LS1020
Medical Device Problem Code	Difficult to Open or Close (2921)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	11/13/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
D10 concomitant product: vlls10gen ls series vessel sealing gen (serial#: unknown) 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.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 a colectomy procedure, the device was difficult/impossible to open.After closing the jaws they could not open again.The device was applied to tissue at the time.Normally, there was no tissue between jaws, coagulation and cutting worked fine.The device was not cleaned, the knife blade was not extended, and the knife blade did not protrude beyond the edge of the jaws.Another device was used with the same generator and it worked fine.There was no patient injury.

• Brand Name: LIGASURE ATLAS
• Common Device Name: ELECTROSURGICAL, CUTTING & COAGULATION & ACCES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COVIDIEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS; building 10- no 789 puxing roa; shanghai 20111 4; CH 201114
• Manufacturer (Section G): COVIDIEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS; building 10- no 789 puxing roa; shanghai 20111 4; CH 201114
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 18323320
• Report Number: 3006451981-2023-00168
• Device Sequence Number: 7521210
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884524001623
• UDI-Public: 10884524001623
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: PL
• PMA/510(K) Number: K010013
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Other,Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 12/13/2023

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: LS1020
• Device Catalogue Number: LS1020
• Device Lot Number: S23E0007
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 11/15/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/13/2023
• Date Device Manufactured: 05/11/2023
• 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: Unknown