The following was reported: for the patient with appendicitis, a device system failure alert popped out after anesthesia before surgery, forcing the operation to be aborted.After physician consultation, traditional open resection was performed.The patient has been discharged normally.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Under user's discretion the device will not be returned to the manufacturer for evaluation.The investigation will be performed by a designated karl storz employee.The event is filed under internal karl storz complaint id: (b)(4).