MAUDE Adverse Event Report: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. CAMERA HEAD LENS INT SYS; ARTHROSCOPE

Catalog Number 72203967

Device Problem Insufficient Information (3190)

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

Event Date 09/05/2019

Event Type  malfunction  

Event Description

It was reported that during a knee arthroscopy the device cord was not working.There is no back up device available reported; therefore, it is unknown if the procedure was complete.No patient 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 exterior of the product and no physical damage was observed.The complaint of a defective cord assembly could not be duplicated during the functional testing process.The camera head passed functional testing and 6 hour burn-in inside test video tower.All functions perform as expected and live video image was normal.The complaint of a cord problem 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: CAMERA HEAD LENS INT SYS
• Type of Device: ARTHROSCOPE
• Manufacturer (Section D): SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.; 76 s. meridian ave.; oklahoma city OK 73107 6512
• MDR Report Key: 9120911
• MDR Text Key: 160092792
• Report Number: 1643264-2019-00666
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: HRX
• UDI-Device Identifier: 00885556629833
• UDI-Public: 00885556629833
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• PMA/PMN Number: K153606
• 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: 10/29/2019

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 09/25/2019
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Catalogue Number: 72203967
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 10/07/2019
• Date Manufacturer Received: 10/28/2019
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1