FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRILIFT

MDR report key: 17804948 · Received September 23, 2023

Report

Report Number
3020611964-2023-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 23, 2023
Date of Event
August 25, 2023
Report Date
September 23, 2023
Manufacturer
POLLOGEN LTD
Product Code
NGX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
501

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

LUMENIS INVESTIGATED THE REPORTED EVENT BY CONTACTING THE USER FACILITY DIRECTLY. ATTEMPTS BY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO OBTAIN; PATIENT TREATMENT SETTINGS, PATIENT INFORMATION AND PATIENT PHOTO. NO INCIDENT FORM OR PATIENT PHOTO HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN LUMENIS. THIS CASE WAS ESCALATED TO TECH. SUPPORT TEAM. ACCORDING TO TECH. SUPPORT TEAM, THE CUSTOMER DIDN'T USE THE CORRECT TREATMENT CREAM THAT RECOMMENDED BY LUMENIS AND THERE WAS NO MALFUNCTION WITH THE TRIPOLAR HANDPIECE. THE CUSTOMER SHOULD USE CHEM WORLD GLYCERIN CREAM INSTEAD OF CVS GLYCERIN CREAM. IT WAS CLARIFIED TO THE CUSTOMER WHY THE CHEM WORLD GLYCERIN CREAM IS RECOMMENDED AND ALSO THE BEST PRACTICE OF USING SMALLER DISPENSER SIZES AND LIMITING EXPOSURE TO AIR. THE DEVICE WAS INSTALLED ON JANUARY 04, 2023 AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CLINICAL EVALUATION WASN'T PERFORMED, SINCE NO INCIDENT FORM OR PATIENT PHOTOS WERE SENT TO LUMENIS. WHILE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO DATE DOES NOT CONFIRM THAT A SERIOUS INJURY NOR MALFUNCTION HAD OCCURRED, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF INFORMATION LUMENIS IS REPORTING THE EVENT IN AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION'. SHOULD ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THE COMPLAINT RECORD WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY, AND A FOLLOW-UP MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. LUMENIS IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TRILIFT DEVICE WHICH WAS USED DURING THIS PROCEDURE, LUMENIS HAS FORWARDED THE INFORMATION OF THIS EVENT TO THE LEGAL MANUFACTURER AND IS CLOSING THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

LUMENIS RECEIVED AN ADVERSE EVENT REPORT ON TWO PATIENTS WHO SUSTAINED BURN MARKS USING TRIPOLAR HANDPIECE FOLLOWING TREATMENT BY TRILIFT DEVICE. SINCE LUMENIS DIDN'T RECEIVE INCIDENT FORM FROM THE CUSTOMER, THIS COMPLAINT REPRESENTS BOTH PATIENTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1294576 TRILIFT STIMULATOR, MUSCLE, POWERED, FOR MUSCLE CONDITIONING NGX POLLOGEN LTD TRILIFT

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Other