MAUDE Adverse Event Report: Medline Industries, LP MEDLINE; PAD, GROUNDING, UNIVERSAL, SPLIT, 9'

Catalog Number	PAD9165
Medical Device Problem Code	Loose or Intermittent Connection (1371)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
Date of Event	06/06/2023
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that apparently the connector is coming loose and preventing the ground pad to be effectively plugged in.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
The customer reported that there were complaints regarding ¿this product breaking when clinical staff go to use it,¿ and stated the or refused to use the medline bovie pad after they stated that they are defective and pose a risk to patient safety; the reported issue was ¿connector coming loose.¿ medline quality received 1 cs of the item for evaluation, and a functional inspection was conducted with the provided samples; it was found that the items functioned normally.At this time, the reported concern could not be confirmed, as the samples functioned normally, and no root cause was identified in the record.A retrospective review of the past year indicated that there have been no prior complaints in regard to this issue, and the division will continue to monitor this issue for trending.There were no reports of death, serious injury, medical intervention, or follow up care.It has been determined that the reported event could cause or contribute to serious injury if it were to occur again.In an abundance of caution, this is a reportable event.If additional information becomes available this report will be reopened and reevaluated.This medical device report (mdr) is being submitted as part of retrospective review activities, which include review of historical data in accordance with regulations at 21 cfr part 803.The information included in this mdr reflects the information reasonably known to the manufacturer at the time of this retrospective review and submission.

• Brand Name: MEDLINE
• Common Device Name: PAD, GROUNDING, UNIVERSAL, SPLIT, 9'
• Manufacturer (Section D): Medline Industries, LP; three lakes drive; northfield IL 60093 -275
• Manufacturer Contact: zelek alexander ; three lakes drive; northfield, IL 60093--275
• MDR Report Key: 50868692
• Report Number: 1417592-2026-48738
• Device Sequence Number: 21498077
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20193489082538
• UDI-Public: 20193489082538
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: TX
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K212093
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: Company Representative
• Type of Report: Initial
• Report Date (Section B): 09/22/2026

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
• Device Catalogue Number: PAD9165
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Yes
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/19/2023
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Was the Report Sent to FDA?: No
• Type of Report(Section G): Thirty-Day
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 06/06/2023
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 09/23/2026
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer? (Y/N): Yes
• 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
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Sex: Unknown