FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ELITE IQ

MDR report key: 14758043 · Received June 21, 2022

Report

Report Number
1222993-2022-00024
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 21, 2022
Date of Event
May 23, 2022
Report Date
June 21, 2022
Manufacturer
EL. EN. ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SPA
Product Code
GEX
UDI-DI
08057017760450
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ELITE IQ FIRED UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE IN THE HOLSTER AFTER A TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED. NO PATIENT INJURY WAS REPORTED. CLINICAL HAD REACHED OUT TO THE SITE TO DISCUSS LOCKING THE HANDPIECE PRIOR TO PLACING IT INTO THE HOLDER. CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT IT IS LIKELY THAT OPERATORS WERE NOT LOCKING THE HANDPIECE. A DEVICE EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND CONFIRMED TO BE OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATION. LABELING INSTRUCTS USERS TO ENGAGE FINGERSWITCH LOCK WHEN HANDPIECE IS NOT IN USE TO AVOID UNWANTED LASER EMISSIONS. DUE TO THE SITE REPORTING THAT THE DEVICE WAS FIRING ON ITS OWN, THIS EVENT IS AN ARO (ACCIDENTAL RADIATION OCCURRENCE) AND THEREFORE REPORTABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1756738 ELITE IQ ELITE IQ GEX EL. EN. ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING SPA M122B1 08057017760450

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown