FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LUMENIS, INC

MDR report key: 1293241 · Received January 22, 2009

Report

Report Number
2914019-2009-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 22, 2009
Date of Event
January 8, 2009
Report Date
January 13, 2009
Manufacturer
LUMENIS, LTD
Product Code
GEX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LUMENIS FIELD SERVICE INVESTIGATION FOUND THE SUBJECT DEVICE TO BE OUT OF CALIBRATION. LUMENIS TECHNICIAN OBSERVED THE HANDPIECE TO BE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND SYSTEM FILTER TO BE IN NEED OF CLEANING IN CONTRADICTION TO DEVICE LABELING GUIDELINES. LUMENIS HAS DETERMINED PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE TO BE IMPROPER DEVICE SELF CALIBRATION DUE TO HANDPIECE MISALIGNMENT AND GENERAL CLEANLINESS. IMPORTANCE OF DEVICE CLEANLINESS AND HANDPIECE POSITION DURING CALIBRATION IS CLEARLY EXPRESSED IN DEVICE LABELING AND PRODUCT TRAINING.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SUSTAINED A SECOND DEGREE FACIAL BURN WHILE RECEIVING IPL TREATMENT. NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED; PATIENT HAS FULLY RECOVERED WITH NO PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LUMENIS, INC LUMENIS ONE GEX LUMENIS, LTD GAL170000

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Other| R