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During incoming inspection, the distributor rejected this device, 138114a, electrosurgical handpiece, for an insufficient heatseal.There was no contact with the patient as this was found during incoming inspection.Performed a functional inspection, the devices were dye leak tested which indicated that the packaging had an insufficient heat seal.This will be reported as a malfunction with potential for injury upon reoccurrence.
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Received one of 138114a in original packaging.Lot number was verified.Performed a visual inspection of the device, there were no obvious signs of a breach.Performed a functional inspection, the device was dye leak tested per tm-10-217 rev.F which indicated that the package had an insufficient heat seal.The root cause cannot be determined, however, based upon evaluation of the device; a possible cause of this event could be that the device was encroaching the seal.The manufacturing documents from the device history record have been reviewed with special attention to the manufacturing and inspection of the product.The product released for distribution was found to have met all specifications prior to shipment.A two-year lot history review was conducted and found a total of 1 device for this lot number.A two-year review of complaint history revealed there has been a total of 189 reports, regarding 1,493 devices, for this device family and failure mode.During this same time frame (b)(4) devices have been manufactured and shipped worldwide.Should all the complaint devices have been found confirmed for this reported failure, the rate of failure would be (b)(4).Per the instructions for use, the user is advised to inspect and test each device before each use.We will continue to monitor per regulatory requirements to help ensure patient safety.
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