MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. SVC REPL,MDU, HAND CNTRL, PWRMX; SAW, POWERED, AND ACCESSORIES

Catalog Number 72200616S

Device Problem Overheating of Device (1437)

Patient Problem No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)

Event Date 11/14/2017

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

It was reported the powermax elite mdu hand control was getting hot.A back up device was available.No patient injury or complications were reported.

Manufacturer Narrative

The device was received for evaluation.There was no relationship found between the returned device and the reported incident.A visual inspection was performed on the product and no issue was observed.Product passed functional and high speed testing (100-10,000 rpms) for 5 minutes each in forward, reverse and oscillate directions.Unit passed functional tests on the dyonics power, dii and dii eip test control units with and without footswitch.Current draw was average for this product and overheating did not occur during functional testing.The complaint was not confirmed and the root cause could not be determined since the reported malfunction could not be duplicated during the product evaluation process.A review of the device history records showed there were no indications to suggest that the product did not meet manufacturing specification or would not be able to perform as intended.

• Brand Name: SVC REPL,MDU, HAND CNTRL, PWRMX
• Type of Device: SAW, POWERED, AND ACCESSORIES
• Manufacturer (Section D): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 76 s. meridian ave.; oklahoma city OK 73107 6512
• Manufacturer (Section G): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 76 s. meridian ave.; oklahoma city OK 73107 6512
• Manufacturer Contact: jim gonzales ; 7000 w. william cannon dr.; austin, TX 78735
• MDR Report Key: 7061320
• MDR Text Key: 93310656
• Report Number: 1643264-2017-01791
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HAB
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: US
• PMA/PMN Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: company representative,user f
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 01/09/2018

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 11/27/2017
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 72200616S
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 11/30/2017
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/08/2018
• Was Device Evaluated by Manufacturer?: Device Not Returned to Manufacturer
• Is the Device Single Use?: No
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Reuse
• Patient Sequence Number: 1