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MCEN42-1 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Burn(s) (1757); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
06/02/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Serious Injury
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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An investigation has been initiated based on the reported information.Upon completion of the investigation, a follow-up report will be submitted.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported that during a nasal endoscopy, the scissors from the scissors mcen42-1 100mm cvd rt rouvier (mcen42-1) broke, and a sharp metal part was missing when they got out form the patient's nasal cavity.An x-ray was taken, and the missing part was found on the patient's larynx, which was removed through laryngoscopy, using magill forceps.No injury or death reported; however, an increase in surgical time greater than 30 minutes was reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated fields: b6, d9, g3, g6, h1, h2, h3, h6, h6/f10 health effect: clinical code, h11.The needle scissors mcen42-1 100 mm cvd rt rouvier (mcen42-1) was not returned for evaluation: the device history record (dhr) was reviewed, and no abnormalities related to the reported issue were observed.Failure analysis: upon evaluation, it was discovered that one of the two blades was broken.The manufacturing date was july of 1995, and the instrument was repaired at a location other than integra microfrance (imf), marking af04/24.Root cause analysis: the reported complaint was confirmed.The instrument is 30 years old and worn from use.According to the validation report (vr-imf-lifetime) revision b useful life of 3 years, equivalent to one use per week or approximately 50 uses per year.Based on this data, 150 tested cycles correspond to a useful life of 3 years.Furthermore, it was repaired outside of an imf.Imf recommends repairs within its factory and cannot guarantee the services provided by an external service provider.
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Event or Problem Description
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N/a.
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Event or Problem Description
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N/a.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Updated fields: g3, g6, h1 (type of reportable event), h2, h11.The h1 (type of reportable event) has been updated to "serious injury" to align with the initial mdr submission, ¿serious injury.¿.
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