| Catalog Number |
7205357 |
| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient (2692)
|
| Date of Event |
04/17/2019
|
|
Type of Reportable Event
|
Malfunction
|
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
(b)(6).
|
| |
|
Event or Problem Description
|
|
It was reported that during a procedure, the shiver razor could not be used for tissue joint removal since it the motor in the hand piece failed as it was indicated in the console.Procedure was completed with a competitor device.No significant delay was reported and no patient injuries were reported.
|
| |
|
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
|
|
The reported device was not returned to the designated complaint unit for independent evaluation, thus functional testing could not be performed.There was a relationship found between the subject device and the reported incident.A visual inspection of the customer provided images showed a hand piece motor fault error.The complaint was confirmed and the root cause has been associated with mechanical component failure.Factors that could have contributed to the reported event include corrosion in the gearbox/motor assembly from cleaning and sterilization methods and the chemicals involved over a period of time or one or more of the motor phases shorting out.
|
| |
|
Search Alerts/Recalls
|