FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ROTATING SURGICAL PUNCH

MDR report key: 10039764 · Received May 8, 2020

Report

Report Number
2242056-2020-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 8, 2020
Date of Event
March 17, 2020
Report Date
July 31, 2020
Manufacturer
A&E MEDICAL CORPORATION
Product Code
LRY
UDI-DI
10841291105169
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A&E COMPLETED A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPLAINTS. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ATTACHED. CURRENT PUNCH PRODUCTION TESTS ALL PUNCHES FOR CUT AND ACTIVATION PRIOR TO PACKAGING. CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE VOLUME OF PUNCHES SOLD AND THE VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, THESE FAILURES ARE VERY ISOLATED EVENTS. THE COMPLAINTS DO NOT INDICATE A PATIENT SAFETY RISK. THE USERS CONTINUE TO USE THE PRODUCT AND HAVE NOT HAD SUBSEQUENT CUTTING ISSUES TO DATE. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRODUCTION PROCESS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS STATED IN THE REPORT. THIS REPORT CLOSES THE INVESTIGATION AND COMPLAINT. INCIDENT 1: CATALOG: 080-401. DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020. LOT: 00097. UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/9/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 12/9/19. EXPIRATION DATE; 11/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: N/A. INCIDENT 2: CATALOG: 080-401. DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020. LOT: 00097. UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/14/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 12/9/19. EXPIRATION DATE; 11/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: 4/20/20. INCIDENT 3: CATALOG: 080-401. DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020. LOT: 00406. UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/23/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 1/7/20. EXPIRATION DATE; 12/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: 4/30/20.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

USER-FACILITY REPORTED TISSUE TEARING WAS OBSERVED ON THREE SEPERATA OCCASIONS.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

USER-FACILITY REPORTED TISSUE TEARING WAS OBSERVED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. TWO SUSPECT DEVICES HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO A&E MEDICAL AND WERE OBSERVED TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH RESIDUE APPEARING TO BE BLOOD. ONCE DEVICES ARE DECONTAMINATED AND EVALUATED A FOLLOW-UP REPORT CONCLUDING THE INVESTIGATION WILL BE ISSUED. INCIDENT 1: CATALOG: 080-401, DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020, LOT: 00097, UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/9/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 12/9/19. EXPIRATION DATE; 11/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: N/A. INCIDENT 2: CATALOG: 080-401, DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020, LOT: 00097, UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/14/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 12/9/19. EXPIRATION DATE; 11/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: 4/20/20. INCIDENT 3: CATALOG: 080-401, DATE OF EVENT: (B)(6) 2020, LOT: 00406, UDI: (B)(4). COMPLAINT RECEIVED: 4/23/20. MANUFACTURED DATE: 1/7/20. EXPIRATION DATE; 12/1/24. DEVICE RETURNED: 4/30/20

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER-FACILITY REPORTED TISSUE TEARING WAS OBSERVED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
503693 ROTATING SURGICAL PUNCH SURGICAL PUNCH LRY A&E MEDICAL CORPORATION 080-401 00097 10841291105169

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention