SONATA PUMP W/FLEX SINGLE 1CT EN FR ES
Report
- Report Number
- 1419937-2023-00011
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 3, 2023
- Date of Event
- February 2, 2023
- Report Date
- March 3, 2023
- Manufacturer
- MEDELA LLC
- Product Code
- HGX
- UDI-DI
- 00020451367507
- PMA / PMN Number
- K161725
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NY, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE CUSTOMER WAS SENT A REPLACEMENT PUMP AND PARTS, THE RETURN OF HER ORIGINAL PUMP AND PARTS WAS REQUESTED FOR TESTING/EVALUATION. IN FOLLOW UP WITH A COMPLAINT HANDLER ON (B)(6) 2023, THE CUSTOMER INDICATED THAT SHE DEVELOPED MASTITIS ON (B)(6) 2023 AND WAS PRESCRIBED AN DICLOXACILLIN. SHE INDICATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PUMP WAS WORKING WITHOUT ISSUE AND HER MASTITIS WAS RESOLVED. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED WITH THE CUSTOMER'S TRANSFORMER AND WAS EVALUATED ON (B)(6)2023. THE DEVICE WAS TESTED WITH A LAB TRANSFORMER AND THE CUSTOMER'S TRANSFORMER AND THE ISSUE OF NO POWER WAS REPRODUCED. IN THE EVALUATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER BOARD HARNESS WAS LOOSE/DETACHED FROM THE MAIN BOARD. ONCE THE POWER BOARD HARNESS WAS RE ATTACHED THE PUMP POWERED ON SUCCESSFULLY. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF OUR INTERNAL INVESTIGATION (REFERENCE NUMBER CA11-001),IT CANNOT BE DEFINITIVELY CONCLUDED THAT THE PUMP CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE CUSTOMER¿S MASTITIS. THE ESTIMATED INCIDENCE OF MASTITIS IN LACTATING WOMEN, WHETHER USING A BREAST PUMP OR NOT, ACCORDING TO PUBLISHED CLINICAL LITERATURE CAN BE AS HIGH AS 33%. IN FACT, CLINICAL GUIDELINES SUGGEST THE USE OF A BREAST PUMP TO FACILITATE WITHDRAWAL OF BREAST MILK DURING BOUTS OF MASTITIS. THE COMPLAINT RATE OF MASTITIS ACROSS ALL REPORTED FAILURES, ACROSS ALL MEDELA BREAST PUMPS, IS 0.008% FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 2013 TO AUGUST 2017. MASTITIS IS USUALLY A BENIGN, SELF-LIMITING INFECTION WITH FEW CONSEQUENCES FOR THE SUCKLING INFANT. THE RISK OF MASTITIS IS HIGHER AMONG WOMEN WHO HAVE BREASTFED PREVIOUSLY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF MASTITIS. RIORDAN & WAMBACH, 4TH ED. P. 294: BREASTFEEDING AND HUMAN LACTATION. HOWEVER IN THIS CASE, THE MOTHER¿S MASTITIS REQUIRED PROMPT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PAIN RELIEF AND PRESCRIPTION ANTIBIOTICS TO AVOID PROGRESSION TO OVERWHELMING SEPSIS.
ON 2/13/23, THE CUSTOMER ALLEGED TO MEDELA LLC WHILE USING HER SONATA BREAST PUMP IT WOULD NOT POWER ON, THE DISPLAY WOULD NOT SHOW THAT THE POWER CORD WAS PLUGGED IN. THE CUSTOMER STATED THE PUMP WS DROPPPED BEFORE THE ISSUE BEGAN. THE CUSTOMER ALSO ALLEGED THAT SHE DEVELOPED MASTITIS AND WAS PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS TO TREAT IT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023345 | SONATA PUMP W/FLEX SINGLE 1CT EN FR ES | PUMP, BREAST, POWERED | HGX | MEDELA LLC | 101037319 | 0000043916 | 00020451367507 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | Other |