FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LUMENIS, INC.

MDR report key: 1237827 · Received November 20, 2008

Report

Report Number
2914019-2008-00062
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 20, 2008
Date of Event
October 20, 2008
Report Date
November 6, 2008
Manufacturer
LUMENIS. LTD.
Product Code
GEX
PMA / PMN Number
K020839
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ON SITE LUMENIS FIELD SERVICE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE SUBJECT (560NM IPL HEAD) DEVICE WAS WITHIN ALLOWABLE OPERATING AND FUNCTIONAL TOLERANCES. BASED UPON REPORTED SETTINGS POWER LEVELS DURING TREATMENT WERE TOO AGGRESSIVE FOR PATIENT SKIN TYPE AND TREATMENT LOCATION IN CONTRADICTION TO PRODUCT LABELING. NO FAILURE MODE COULD BE FOUND WITH THE SUBJECT DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT PATIENT SUSTAINED SMALL 1ST TO 2ND DEGREE BURNS, AS A RESULT OF AN IPL TREATMENT TO THE FACE. AMOXIL ANTIBIOTIC WAS PRESCRIBED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LUMENIS, INC. IPL QUANTUM SR GEX LUMENIS. LTD. GAL3697000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 30 YR Required Intervention