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

Model Number	179307
Medical Device Problem Codes	Detachment of Device or Device Component (2907); Packaging Problem (3007)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
Date of Event	10/01/2018
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 video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, the obturator broke.The component was described as a portion of the thoracoport that must have broken off and was in the patient.The surgeon retrieved the component with tunneling graspers.After removing the trocar, the surgeon used his hand to feel inside the incision and found another piece of the trocar that had broken.The component was removed safely.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.The visual inspection of the returned product noted the distal end of the cannula was broken and disengaged.The obturator appeared intact.The condition in which the device was received precludes functional testing.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 cannula 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.No relationship between the device and the reported incident was confirmed.Medtronic, inc.(medtronic) is submitting this report to comply with 21 c.F.R.Part 803, the medical device reporting regulation.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information in the time allotted and has provided as much information as is available to the company as of the submission date this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic or its employees caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any "defects" or has "malfunctioned".These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda, to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of reporting pursuant to part 803.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like it because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: THORACOPORT
• 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: 8009297
• Report Number: 2647580-2018-05150
• Device Sequence Number: 10805408
• Product Code: GCJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 20884521081205
• UDI-Public: 20884521081205
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: NJ
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K992288
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/07/2019

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: 05/31/2022
• Device Model Number: 179307
• Device Catalogue Number: 179307
• Device Lot Number: P7E0444X
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/30/2018
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 10/02/2018
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 02/12/2019
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 10/26/2018
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/07/2019
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Age: 63 YR