FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLEARVIEW UTERINE MANIPULATOR

MDR report key: 14518226 · Received May 26, 2022

Report

Report Number
1722684-2022-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 26, 2022
Date of Event
May 12, 2022
Report Date
May 26, 2022
Manufacturer
CLINICAL INNOVATIONS LLC
Product Code
LKF
UDI-DI
00814247020604
PMA / PMN Number
K940681
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED AND NO PHOTOS WERE PROVIDED. NO LOT NUMBER PROVIDED PER RISK-0006 REV. 02, THE COMPLAINT MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL FAILURE MODE: POTENTIAL FAILURE MODE: USER FAILS TO REMOVE THE DEVICE FROM THE CERVICAL OS. POTENTIAL EFFECTS: DEVICE FRAGMENTS LEFT IN PATIENT. HARMS: FOREIGN BODY IN PATIENT. SEVERITY: 4. POTENTIAL CAUSE: LACK OF ATTENTION, NOT QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE: 1. RISK IS CONSIDERED "MONITOR". NO ROOT CAUSE CAN BE DETERMINED

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IN THE CUSTOMERS WORDS: "THANK YOU FOR RETURNING MY CALL EARLIER WITH REGARDS TO THE ABOVE. AS I MENTIONED THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED ON MY WATCH WITHIN THE LAST 2/3 YEARS. THE INCIDENTS ARE IDENTICAL IN THAT THE SPACER WAS LEFT INSIDE THE VAGINA OF BOTH PATIENTS AFTER THE MANIPULATOR HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE SPACER IS CLICKED INTO PLACE BUT MAY DISLODGE WITH MOVEMENT WHILST BEING USED THEREFORE POTENTIALLY LEFT BEHIND. BOTH PATIENT HAD TO GO TO A&E TO HAVE THE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE ANY LOT NUMBERS FOR ANY OF THE PRODUCTS AS THIS IS ONLY NOTICED A FEW DAYS AFTER THE PROCEDURE THEREFORE PRODUCT WILL ALREADY HAVE BEEN THROWN AWAY. THE 1ST I ENCOUNTERED THIS WAS AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL AND THE PRODUCT WAS EITHER THE UM700 OR UM900. THIS TIME I AM WORKING AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL AND THE PRODUCT USED WAS UM900 AS WE ONLY ORDER THE ONE PRODUCT. SINCE WE HAD THIS INCIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SOME TRAINING FOR MY STAFF AS EVIDENCE FOR THE PATIENT THAT SOMETHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING SOMEONE ELSE."

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1711602 CLEARVIEW UTERINE MANIPULATOR UTERINE MANIPULATOR LKF CLINICAL INNOVATIONS LLC UM900 UNKNOWN 00814247020604

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown