FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

THERMACHOICE

MDR report key: 1649769 · Received March 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
MW5015375
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 30, 2010
Date of Event
March 19, 2010
Report Date
March 30, 2010
Manufacturer
CQ LABS
Product Code
MKN
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A DIAGNOSTIC LAPAROSCOPY, LYSIS OF ADHESIONS/ENTEROLYSIS, AND LAPAROSCOPIC TUBAL LIGATION -LEFT-, THE THERMACHOICE III BALLOON ABLATION DEVICE WAS PRIMED AND INSERTED. A THERAPY CYCLE WAS INITIATED AND, WITHIN THE WARM UP PHASE, A FAILURE MESSAGE OF THE MOTOR DRIVE OCCURRED AND THE AUDIBLE TURBINE SOUND CONCURRENTLY CEASED. THE BALLOON WAS CHANGED OUT FOR A SECOND BALLOON, WHICH WAS REPRIMED AND INSERTED AND DISTENDED. THE THERAPY CYCLE PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY UNINTERRUPTED FOR A FULL 8-MINUTE THERAPEUTIC CYCLE. AFTER COOL DOWN, THE BALLOON WAS COLLAPSED AND REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 THERMACHOICE UTERINE BALLOON MKN CQ LABS TC003 CBMG02

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 45 YR Disability