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| Catalog Number |
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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Codes |
Insufficient Information (4580); No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
01/01/2026
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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(b)(4).Date sent: 6/9/2026.D4 batch #: unknown.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.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.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported, that while in an ablation procedure, when pulling out the probe it had broken during the procedure inside the patient.The probe was removed in full, no pieces left behind.The ablation was completed prior to break, but during cautery it malfunctioned and that is where the break is suspected to have happened.Post ablation ct scan showed gas in the patient's abdomen.Probe was not kept for return due to patient be hep b positive.
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