FDA Adverse Event
Other
Summary report: N
RING APPLICATOR
MDR report key: 117352
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Received August 4, 1997
Report
- Report Number
- 1121753-1997-00017
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- August 4, 1997
- Date of Event
- April 11, 1997
- Report Date
- August 4, 1997
- Manufacturer
- NUCLETRON BV
- Product Code
- HGD
- Removal / Correction Number
- NA
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
RING APPLICATOR PART #084.087 WAS PURCHASED 2/22/95 WITH THE MHDR UNIT AND WAS UNUSED UNTIL THE DATE OF THE REPORT TO NUCLETRON. ON THAT DATE, THE APPLICATOR WAS TAKEN FROM THE KIT WHERE IT WAS STORED, INSPECTED PRIOR TO CLINICAL USE, AT WHICH TIME THE RING END OF THE APPLICATOR BECAME DETACHED FROM THE APPLICATOR SHAFT. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO NUCLETRON AND A REPLACEMENT APPLICATOR WAS PROVIDED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TECH NOTE #300.048, WHICH INFORMS THE USER OF THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE RING MAY SEPARATE WAS DELIVERED TO THE CLINICIAN WHEN THE UNIT WAS COMMISSIONED. THIS TECH NOTE INSTRUCTS THE WELD AT THE SITE WHERE THE RING JOINS THE APPLICATOR SHOULD BE INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RING APPLICATOR | GYNECOLOGICAL APPLICATOR (COMPONENT OF | HGD | NUCLETRON BV | RING APPLICATOR | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Other |