MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. MOTOR DRIVE UNIT HAND CNTRL PWRMX EL; SAW, POWERED, AND ACCESSORIES

Catalog Number 72200616

Device Problems Smoking (1585); Sparking (2595)

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

Event Date 05/16/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Manufacturer Narrative

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Event Description

It was reported that during the procedure, the shaver handpiece was being held by nurse and he noted it was ticking.He then removed the shaver blade and it started immediately sparking and smoking.He asked his colleague to unplug it and once that had been done, the sparking and smoking stopped.A backup device was available to complete the procedure with no delay or patient injuries.

Event Description

It was reported that during a knee arthroscopy, the shaver handpiece was being held by nurse and he noted that it had a clicking sound.He then removed the shaver blade and it started immediately sparking and smoking.He asked his colleague to unplug it and once that had been done, the sparking and smoking stopped.A backup device was available to complete the procedure with no delay or patient injuries.

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 overheating could not be reproduced.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.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: MOTOR DRIVE UNIT HAND CNTRL PWRMX EL
• 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: 8629925
• MDR Text Key: 145744354
• Report Number: 1643264-2019-00367
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HAB
• UDI-Device Identifier: 03596010555472
• UDI-Public: 03596010555472
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: UK
• PMA/PMN Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: foreign,health professional,o
• Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup,Followup
• Report Date: 07/12/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 05/21/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 72200616
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 06/21/2019
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: Yes
• Date Manufacturer Received: 07/11/2019
• 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