FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

KLF-001-600 .6MM FIBER

MDR report key: 17083624 · Received June 7, 2023

Report

Report Number
3024753061-2023-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 7, 2023
Date of Event
April 11, 2023
Report Date
June 7, 2023
Manufacturer
OPTICAL INTEGRITY
Product Code
GEX
UDI-DI
00860004755913
PMA / PMN Number
K022338
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS A MECHANICAL BREAK AT THE DISTAL TIP OF THE FIBER. THE AREA OF BREAKAGE INDICATED A LONGITUDINAL FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE TIP. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT DEVICE WAS MISHANDLED BY THE USER. PER DEVICE IFU, UNDER THE "PRECAUTION" SECTION, IT IS STATED "DO NOT BEND FIBER AT SHARP ANGLES." AND "CARE SHOULD BE EXERCISED WITH THE GLASS TIP TO AVOID SEVERE IMPACTS OR SIDE STRESSES WHICH MAY FRACTURE THE TIP." PLEASE NOTE, THIS IS INNOVOYCE'S FIRST ELECTRONIC REPORT, AND IT WAS DELAYED DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE ESG PORTAL SIGNING CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION PROCESS. FDA'S MDR POLICY WAS NOTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

INNOVOYCE RECEIVED A CUSTOMER REPORT OF A PRODUCT PROBLEM WITH THE .600 KTP FIBER, WHERE THE FIBER "BROKE OFF INSIDE A PATIENT" DURING A ROUTINE PROCEDURE. THE PHYSICIAN RETRIEVED THE PIECE OF FIBER FROM THE PATIENT AND THE PATIENT WAS INTUBATED AS A PRECAUTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT HARM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1367944 KLF-001-600 .6MM FIBER INNOVOYCE LASER FIBER GEX OPTICAL INTEGRITY KLF-001-600 M19806 00860004755913

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Female Required Intervention