FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

WILLOW WEARABLE BREAST PUMP

MDR report key: 10783379 · Received November 4, 2020

Report

Report Number
3012759464-2020-00017
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 4, 2020
Date of Event
October 5, 2020
Report Date
November 3, 2020
Manufacturer
EXPLORAMED NC7, INC.
Product Code
HGX
UDI-DI
00858298006019
PMA / PMN Number
K191577
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED BLISTERS WHICH WERE TREATED BY TOPICAL ANTIBIOTICS. BLISTERS ON THE NIPPLE/ BREAST CAN BE CAUSED BY FREQUENT BREASTFEEDING WITH FRICTION [1] DUE TO IMPROPER LATCH, IMPROPER SIZING OF THE FLANGE, OR MALALIGNMENT WITHIN THE FLANGE. THE WILLOW DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO EXPLORAMED NC7 FOR EVALUATION. HOWEVER, A MANUFACTURING REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD AND NO NONCONFORMANCES WERE NOTED IN THE PRODUCTION OF THIS DEVICE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, IT CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY CONCLUDED THAT THE WILLOW WEARABLE BREAST PUMP CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT OF BLISTER. BERENS P, ABM CLINICAL PROTOCOL# 26: PERSISTENT PAIN WITH BREASTFEEDING. BREASTFEED MED., 2016;11(2):46-53.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CUSTOMER REPORTED TO WILLOW CUSTOMER CARE ON (B)(6) 2020 THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING BLOOD BLISTERS. CUSTOMER SPOKE TO HER OB/GYN AND WAS PRESCRIBED A TOPICAL ANTIBIOTIC (GENTAMICIN SULFATE OINTMENT USP .1%) TO PREVENT INFECTION AND HELP THE SKIN HEAL FASTER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1250841 WILLOW WEARABLE BREAST PUMP POWERED BREAST PUMP HGX EXPLORAMED NC7, INC. PDG01 00858298006019

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention