MAUDE Adverse Event Report: COOK INC COOK CUTTING LOOP; GEI UNIT, ELECTROSURGICAL AND ACCESSORIES

Model Number	N/A
Medical Device Problem Code	Break (1069)
Health Effect - Clinical Codes	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199); Device Embedded In Tissue or Plaque (3165)
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
(b)(4).The event is currently under investigation.A follow-up report will be submitted upon receipt of additional information or completion of the investigation.
Event or Problem Description
The customer reported that the cook cutting loop malfunctioned during an unspecified procedure on a patient.The malfunction was described as the loop broke off inside the patient¿s body.As per the initial reporter, the patient did not experience any adverse effects due to this occurrence.Additional information was requested regarding the failure of the device.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Investigation ¿ evaluation: the cook cutting loop was not returned for evaluation and no photographs have been provided.Without the complaint device, a physical investigation was not able to be completed.There is no indication that a design or process related failure mode contributed to this event.A review of production and quality documentation did not identify any specific issues with current manufacturing or quality controls that may have contributed to this incident.The device history record was reviewed and no non-conformances were noted.A review of complaint history for this product/lot number combination revealed two other similar complaints associated with complaint lot number 7742328.All three complaints were for the same failure mode ¿loop broke¿ and were received from the same customer.Based on the provided information a definitive root cause cannot be established at this time.Per the quality engineering risk assessment, no further action is required.Cook medical has notified the appropriate personnel and will continue to monitor this device via the complaints database for similar complaints.

• Brand Name: COOK CUTTING LOOP
• Common Device Name: GEI UNIT, ELECTROSURGICAL AND ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): COOK INC; 750 daniels way; bloomington IN 47404
• MDR Report Key: 6654069
• Report Number: 1820334-2017-01517
• Device Sequence Number: 1149569
• Product Code: GEI
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00827002462090
• UDI-Public: (01)00827002462090(17)200310(10)7742328
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: KS
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K935874
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,user f
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 09/29/2017

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
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: N/A
• Device Catalogue Number: CL-2412-AC
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 05/25/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 09/22/2017
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 06/20/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 09/29/2017
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1