THE ACCOUNT REPORTED THAT THE ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (ESU/GENERATOR) WAS INVOLVED IN A PATIENT INCIDENT. A POLYPECTOMY WAS PERFORMED. THE ENDOCUT Q MODE WAS USED. AFTER REMOVING A LARGE POLYP, THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO CAUTERIZE THE STUMP. NO OUTPUT WAS DELIVERED, NOR AUDIO OR ERRORING. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT BLEEDING SO THE PATIENT WAS SENT FOR AN X-RAY AND POSSIBLE SURGERY. THE PATIENT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. NOTE: THE ACCOUNT STATED THAT AFTER THE INCIDENT THE ESU WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
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AN OFFER WAS MADE TO THE ACCOUNT TO HAVE ERBE EVALUATE THE APC/ESU SYSTEM. AS APPLICABLE, FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE RESULTS OF THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED IN A FOLLOW-UP REPORT.