MAUDE Adverse Event Report: US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO SPACEMAKER PLUS; LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY

Model Number	SMSBTRND
Medical Device Problem Codes	Break (1069); Gas/Air Leak (2946)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	12/08/2017
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during a totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the unit physically broke and had a gas or air leaked.When the device was inserted to the patient, the physician noticed that the balloon was on abnormal condition.The balloon could not contain air and when the physician took out the device they found a tear in the middle of the balloon.They used a new device to complete the case.No patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Correction: (udi no.) device evaluation: post market vigilance received one device.The visual inspection of the returned product noted that dissector balloon was broken.The obturator, lock collar, trocar balloon and valve seal all appeared intact.The insufflation bulb was received.The inflation syringe was received.Pmv performed functional testing; the trocar balloon was inflated no leaks detected.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.Analysis concluded there were no assembly component related failures.Replication of the broken balloon may occur when mishandled during clinical application.The root cause of the observed damage was misuse of the product which would have caused or contributed to the reported incident.Should new information become available, the file will be re-opened and the investigation summary will be amended as appropriate.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: SPACEMAKER PLUS
• Common Device Name: LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY
• Manufacturer (Section D): US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO; 201 sabanetas industrial park; ponce PR 00716 4401
• MDR Report Key: 7141170
• Report Number: 2647580-2017-09115
• Device Sequence Number: 1069010
• Product Code: GCJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521067834
• UDI-Public: 20884521067834
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter Country: KS
• PMA/510(K) Number: K042412
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: foreign,health professional,u
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Health Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 02/28/2018

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 Expiration Date: 08/31/2019
• Device Model Number: SMSBTRND
• Device Catalogue Number: SMSBTRND
• Device Lot Number: P7H1483X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 02/02/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 12/08/2017
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/12/2018
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 12/21/2017
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 02/28/2018
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1