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

Catalog Number 72200616

Device Problem Unintended Power Up (1162)

Patient Problem No Patient Involvement (2645)

Event Date 08/20/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

It was reported that the motor drive unit turns on and off by itself.No case involved.The user was not harmed.

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 mdu running by itself 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.Mdu running by itself 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
• MDR Report Key: 8952984
• MDR Text Key: 156472060
• Report Number: 1643264-2019-00608
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HAB
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: EXEMPT
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: health professional,user faci
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 10/14/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/01/2019
• 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: 08/27/2019
• Date Manufacturer Received: 10/11/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1