FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CLARITY HEARING SCREENER

MDR report key: 1665139 · Received April 19, 2010

Report

Report Number
1419887-2010-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 19, 2010
Date of Event
February 1, 2008
Report Date
April 19, 2010
Manufacturer
SONAMED CORP.
Product Code
GWJ
PMA / PMN Number
K952080
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INFORMED OF INCIDENT BY (B)(4) REPRESENTATIVE ON (B)(6) 2010 AND NOT BY THE USER FACILITY. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT (B)(6), IN PER (B)(4) REPRESENTATIVE. INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE AUDIOLOGIST AT (B)(6) WAS MADE WITH A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON THE INCIDENT. SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION REQUESTS HAVE NOT BEEN ANSWERED, THEREFORE DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AND EXTENT OF ANY IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AS NATUS WAS FIRST INFORMED ON (B)(6) 2010, AN INFANT (B)(6) 2008 RECEIVED A BILATERAL PASS ON CLARITY OAE SCREENING PRIOR TO HOSPITAL DISCHARGE. NOTING A FAILURE TO DEVELOP AUDITORY LANGUAGE SKILLS, AUDIOLOGICAL EVALUATION WAS UNDERTAKEN IN (B)(6) 2009 WHEN THE CHILD WAS (B)(6). THE RESULTS INDICATED PROFOUND BILATERAL LOSS WITH NO RESIDUAL HEARING AND THE CHILD WAS SENT FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT EVALUATION. CT SCANS PERFORMED AS IS STANDARD PRACTICE DURING THAT PROCESS REVEALED THAT THE COCHLEA IS ABSENT BILATERALLY. ALTHOUGH REPEATED ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE, INFORMATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE OUTCOME, IF ANY, OF THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT EVALUATION. IT IS NOT CLEAR BY THE ABOVE INFORMATION IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR OR THE EXTENT OF ANY IMPAIRMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLARITY HEARING SCREENER GWJ SONAMED CORP. TCP-240 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 3 DA Other CURRENTLY UNK