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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 |
05/30/2017
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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: lap oophorectomy with lymph node removal, robotic procedure the doctor was torquing the trocar very hard and the trocar snapped in half in a clean break.The trocar was being used as a camera port.The pieces were retrieved with no patient injury.Type of intervention - na.Patient status - no patient injury.
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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 has implemented process enhancements intended to further minimize the potential for this type of incident to occur.
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