FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LITHOSTAR MODULARIS

MDR report key: 1558371 · Received December 11, 2009

Report

Report Number
2240869-2009-00040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 11, 2009
Date of Event
October 5, 2009
Report Date
December 8, 2009
Manufacturer
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.
Product Code
MMZ
PMA / PMN Number
K033335
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NC, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER, APPROXIMATELY 75 PATIENTS WERE TREATED SINCE THE EVENT, WITH NO NOTICABLE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED. THE PATIENT'S STONE WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED IN 2009, AT THE RIGHT UPJ WITH 4000 SHOCKS AT 4.0 POWER LEVEL, 3.4 POWER LEVEL AVERAGE WITH TOTAL ENERGY OF 185.25 WITH POOR RESULTS. BECAUSE OF THIS AND OTHER POOR RESULTS, STEPS WERE INITIATED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SHOCK HEAD. THE SHOCK HEAD WAS REPLACED JUST PRIOR TO THE PATIENT'S SECOND TREATMENT THE FOLLOWING MONTH.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A LITHOTRIPSY PROCEDURE, A MALE PATIENT DEVELOPED A PERFORATED BOWEL WHICH REQUIRED SURGICAL CORRECTION (SMALL BOWEL RESECTION), PERFORMED BY MD. THE LITHOTRIPSY TREATMENT WAS FOR A 7X8 MM STONE IN THE RIGHT MID-URETER. SERVICE CHECKED THE UNIT, AND NO CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EVENT AND THE DEVICE COULD BE FOUND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LITHOSTAR MODULARIS TABLE, CYSTOMETRIC, ELECTRIC MMZ SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 05531103 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 47 YR Required Intervention