MAUDE Adverse Event Report: DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD VERSASTEP PLUS; LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY

Model Number	VS101015P
Medical Device Problem Code	Packaging Problem (3007)
Health Effect - Clinical Code	No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Date of Event	01/13/2020
Type of Reportable Event	Malfunction
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
Event or Problem Description
According to the reporter, during laparoscopic gastric bypass, during removal of specimen, the cannula of the device broke.Surgeon noticed that distal tip of cannula was broken when it was removed.It was likely that the reason for the splitting was most likely due to the laparoscopic suture passer hitting the end of the trocar because the trocar was being used as a guide.Nothing was done to resolve the issue for it was noted when the event was over.There was no patient injury.
Additional Manufacturer Narrative
Evaluation summary: post market vigilance (pmv) led an evaluation of one device.Additionally photographs of the device were also received.A visual ins pection of the returned photos noted: the first image depicts the distal end of the cannula, in a bag.The end of the cannula is cracked and broken.The second image depicts the distal end of the cannula.The end is cracked and broken.A visual inspection of the r eturned product noted: the distal end of the cannula was cracked and broken.The trocar, circular seal and duckbill seal appeared intact.A functional evaluation found that the device passed an air leak test.Records from each manufacturing lot are thoroughly reviewed to ensure that products are released meeting all quality release specifications at the time of manufacture.Replication of the gouged cannula tip may occur if the device has excessive force applied or handled roughly during application.The root cause of the observed damage was due to the product not being used as intended which caused or contributed to the reported condition.No further actions have been deemed necessary at this time.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

• Brand Name: VERSASTEP PLUS
• Common Device Name: LAPAROSCOPE, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY
• Manufacturer (Section D): DAVIS & GECK CARIBE LTD; zona franca de san isidro; santo domingo 0101 ; DO 0101
• MDR Report Key: 9634934
• Report Number: 9612501-2020-00149
• Device Sequence Number: 14245745
• Product Code: GCJ
• UDI-Device Identifier: 10884521082847
• UDI-Public: 10884521082847
• Combination Product (Y/N): N
• Initial Reporter State: IL
• Initial Reporter Country: US
• PMA/510(K) Number: K012539
• Number of Events Summarized: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Reporter Type: Manufacturer
• Report Source: company representative,health
• Initial Reporter Occupation: Other Health Care Professional
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date (Section B): 03/31/2020

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: No
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Operator of Device: Health Professional
• Device Expiration Date: 07/31/2024
• Device Model Number: VS101015P
• Device Catalogue Number: VS101015P
• Device Lot Number: J9H2507Y
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: Device Returned to Manufacturer
• Date Returned to Manufacturer: 01/24/2020
• Initial Date Received by Manufacturer: 01/13/2020
• Supplement Date Received by Manufacturer: 03/13/2020
• Initial Report FDA Received Date: 01/27/2020
• Supplement Report FDA Received Date: 03/31/2020
• Is This a Single-Use Device that was Reprocessed and Reused on a Patient? (Y/N): No
• Patient Sequence Number: 1