MAUDE Adverse Event Report: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC. HARMONIC ACE; INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL

Catalog Number	HAR736
Medical Device Problem Code	Material Separation (1562)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	Foreign Body In Patient (2687); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	03/17/2026
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).Date sent: 3/27/2026 d4 batch #: unknown d4: udi: as the lot number for the device involved in the event was not provided, the full udi is currently not available.D4: udi: the expiration date is currently not available.Therefore, the full udi is currently not available.Attempts are being made to obtain the following information.To date, no response has been provided.If further details are received at a later date, a supplemental medwatch will be sent: ¿ are there pieces left inside the patient? ¿ what efforts were made to locate the pieces of the tissue pad during the procedure? ¿ was this procedure converted to an open procedure? ¿ are there any plans to locate the pieces? ¿ was there any change in the patient care as a result of this event? ¿ what is the current patient status? attempts have been made to retrieve the device.To date the device has not been returned.If the device or further details are received at a later date a supplemental medwatch will be sent.The lot/batch was not provided; therefore, the manufacturing records evaluation could not be performed.This report is being submitted pursuant to the provisions of 21 cfr, part 803.This report may be based on information which has not been investigated or verified prior to the required reporting date.This report does not reflect a conclusion by ethicon, or its employees that the report constitutes an admission that the product, ethicon, or its employees caused or contributed to the potential event described in this report.If information is obtained that was not available for the initial report, a follow-up report will be filed as appropriate.
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during an unknown procedure the tip of the scissors broke off.So it was necessary to search for the broken piece in the operating site for a long time.There were no patient consequences.

• Brand Name: HARMONIC ACE
• Common Device Name: INSTRUMENT, ULTRASONIC SURGICAL
• Manufacturer (Section D): ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, LLC.; 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969
• Manufacturer (Section G): JABIL (TAJUANA); 475 calle c; guaynabo 00969
• Manufacturer Contact: orla o'mahony ; 475 calle c; guaynabo ; 3035526892
• MDR Report Key: 24716302
• Report Number: 3005075853-2026-02323
• Device Sequence Number: 14884642
• Product Code: LFL
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10705036035770
• UDI-Public: (01)10705036035770(17)300930(10)Z7047D
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: GM
• PMA/510(K) Number: K221790
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Serviced by Third Party (Y/N): Unknown
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Foreign,Company Representative
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/27/2026

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 Catalogue Number: HAR736
• Device Lot Number: Z7047D
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Initial
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/17/2026
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 04/23/2026; 05/12/2026
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 03/30/2026
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 05/11/2026; 05/28/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• Date Device Manufactured: 10/27/2025
• 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