FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SWISS LITHOCLAST MASTER ULTRASONIC PROBE

MDR report key: 1656894 · Received April 9, 2010

Report

Report Number
3004096429-2010-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 9, 2010
Date of Event
March 19, 2010
Report Date
April 8, 2010
Manufacturer
E.M.S. ELECTRO MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A.
Product Code
FFK
PMA / PMN Number
K012445
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION REPORTED, THIS CASE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A FAILURE OF THE DEVICE. THIS WARMING OF THE PROBE HAS BEEN CLEARLY IDENTIFIED DURING THE RISK ANALYSIS AND INDICATED IN THE USER'S MANUAL. EMS HAS REQUESTED FURTHER INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

(B) (6) HAS REPORTED TO EMS ON THE 19TH OF MARCH THAT SISTER (B) (6) FROM THE (B) (6) HOSPITAL (B) (6) REPORTED TO (B) (6) THAT DURING THE USE OF THE LITHOCLAST MASTER, ONE OF THE THEATRE STAFF WAS RECENTLY BURNT FROM THE ULTRASOUND PROBE. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION, FOLLOWING A DIFFICULT CASE ON A HARD STONE, THE PROBE AND HANDPIECE WAS REMOVED FROM THE PATIENT AND HANDED TO THE ASSISTANT WHO GRASPED THE PROBE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY BURNT BECAUSE IT HAD BECOME VERY HOT. ON THE 26TH OF MARCH, (B) (6) INDICATED TO US BY PHONE THAT THEY WERE WAITING TO RECEIVE A REPORT OF (B) (4) AND WOULD TRY TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SWISS LITHOCLAST MASTER ULTRASONIC PROBE ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPTOR FFK E.M.S. ELECTRO MEDICAL SYSTEMS S.A. UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other