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| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
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| Date of Event |
05/23/2017
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The event device is anticipated to return.A follow-up report will be provided upon completion of the investigation.
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Event or Problem Description
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Procedure performed: turp with da vinci robotic surgery.Event description: "in surgery, this device was used with endoscope but it was broken in patient body suddenly." photograph provided.Type of intervention: no patient injury or illness occurred associated with the event patient status: "fine".
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The event product was returned to applied medical for evaluation.Upon inspection, engineering was able to confirm the complainant's experience of a fractured cannula.The wall thickness of the cannula was measured and was found to be uneven.The likely root cause of the fracture is the uneven cannula wall thickness, which occurred during the injection molding process of the cannula.The probability and criticality of harm resulting from this failure mode have been evaluated and were found to be at an acceptable level.Applied medical continuously seeks to improve the form, function and ease of use of its products.As part of this process, applied medical is currently researching possible process enhancements intended to further minimize the potential for this type of incident to occur.
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