FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MCROWAVE ENDOMETERIAL ABLATION (MEA) SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1060907 · Received June 13, 2008

Report

Report Number
9710493-2008-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 13, 2008
Date of Event
May 6, 2008
Report Date
June 16, 2008
Manufacturer
MICROSULIS MEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
MNB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE MEA SYSTEM RECORDS DATA FOR EACH PATIENT TREATMENT PROCEDURE, INCLUDING SYSTEM PARAMETERS AND PATIENT DATA ENTERED BY THE PHYSICIAN. THE COMPANY ANALYZED THE MEA SYSTEM'S TREATMENT DATA FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANALYSIS WAS THAT THE MEA SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING WITHIN OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF THE TREATMENT, AND NO MALFUNCTIONS OR PERFORMANCE DEVIATIONS WERE PRESENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS TREATED WITH A REUSABLE APPLICATOR AFTER 3 FAILED CAVITY INTEGRITY TESTS WITH NOVASURE. THE PATIENT WAS READMITTED 1 DAY POST MEA WITH COMPLAINT OF ABDOMINAL PAIN AND EMESIS. LAPAROTOMY REVEALED THERMAL INJURY TO THE UTERUS AND BOWEL. HYSTERECTOMY AND BOWEL RESECTION PERFORMED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MCROWAVE ENDOMETERIAL ABLATION (MEA) SYSTEM MICROWAVE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION DEVICE MNB MICROSULIS MEDICAL LTD. NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention