The service center was informed that during a percutaneous nephrolithotomy with kidney stone removal, the device stopped working about an hour into the case.
The user facility¿s biomedical engineer was contacted to troubleshoot the illuminated fault indicator on the unit.
The unit was noted to be working; however, when the wand was maneuvered there was a break in the cable causing the fault light to come on.
They tried to unplug the device and turn it back on multiple times and tested it about six times and it still was not working.
They also unplugged and unhooked the pedal to see if it would start working.
No unintended tissue was burnt during the procedure.
The patient is currently doing fine but all of the kidney stones were not removed.
The procedure was not able to be completed and the patient will be scheduled for another procedure to remove the remaining kidney stones.
The patient¿s procedure has not yet been rescheduled.
There was no patient injury reported.
Additionally, the user facility reported that the device was inspected prior to the procedure and it was working as intended.
The machine was not making any noise.
The temperature of the device was also checked and it did not overheat.
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