FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1671923 · Received April 30, 2010

Report

Report Number
1222780-2010-00062
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 30, 2010
Report Date
April 1, 2010
Manufacturer
HOLOGIC
Product Code
MNB
PMA / PMN Number
P010013
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SERIAL NUMBER OF DISPOSABLE DEVICE NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. SERIAL NUMBER OF RFC NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THE DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. BASED ON THE INFO OBTAINED TO DATE, NO DIRECT CORRELATION CAN BE MADE BETWEEN THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE NOVASURE SYSTEM. DEVICE HISTORY AND STERILE LOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OR ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTED. CURRENTLY, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP OR IMPACT TO THE REPORTED OBSERVATION. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. (B) (4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER FACILITY REPORTED AN UNEVENTFUL NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION PROCEDURE OCCURRED ON (B) (6) 2010. APPROXIMATELY SEVEN DAYS POST-PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF "FEVER AND MALAISE". THE PHYSICIAN REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT'S UTERUS WAS TENDER AND HE "PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS TO COVER [HIS] DIAGNOSIS OF ENDOMETRITIS". WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SURROUNDING THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM MNB HOLOGIC NS2000 09G18RC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other RADIO FREQUENCY CONTROLLER- SERIAL NUMBER UNKNOWN