MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. SERVICE REP,MINI,MDU EP-1; SAW, POWERED, AND ACCESSORIES

Catalog Number 7205357S

Device Problems Overheating of Device (1437); Electrical Shorting (2926)

Patient Problem No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

It was reported that the hand piece had a short circuit.The event result in an overheating of the device with an error message: shaver stall.No patient/user injury or other 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.Complaint of short circuit could not be reproduced.Product passed functional and high speed testing (100-3500 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 footswitch.Current draw was average for this product and short circuit 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: SERVICE REP,MINI,MDU EP-1
• 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 west william cannon drive; austin, TX 78735 ; 5123585706
• MDR Report Key: 8219771
• MDR Text Key: 132294117
• Report Number: 1643264-2019-00020
• 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: health professional,user faci
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 02/18/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/04/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 7205357S
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/18/2019
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 02/17/2019
• 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: Unknown
• Patient Sequence Number: 1