FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNKNOWN PICO

MDR report key: 17877655 · Received October 5, 2023

Report

Report Number
8043484-2023-00072
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 5, 2023
Date of Event
November 1, 2022
Report Date
October 5, 2023
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW MEDICAL LTD.
Product Code
OMP
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

H10: INTERNAL COMPLAINT REFERENCE: (B)(4). H3, H6: THIS COMPLAINT WAS OPENED BY SMITH+NEPHEW TO DOCUMENT A PATIENT COMPLICATION IDENTIFIED THROUGH A REVIEW OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE FROM LITERATURE SOURCES THAT INCLUDES REFERENCE TO THE USE OF A SMITH+NEPHEW PRODUCT. THE REPORTED ISSUE(S) RELATE TO KNOWN INHERENT PROCEDURAL RISKS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED IN OUR RISK FILES. SMITH+NEPHEW WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROCESS AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AS REQUIRED IF ANTICIPATED SEVERITY AND/OR OCCURRENCE RATES ARE EXCEEDED. SMITH+NEPHEW HAS NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. BASED ON OUR REVIEW OF ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE DEVICE OR IDENTIFY A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE. HOWEVER, AS THE USE OF OUR PRODUCT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR TO THE REPORTED ISSUE, WE ARE CONSERVATIVELY SUBMITTING THIS REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THAT ALTERS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THIS REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED. DOI: DOI.ORG/10.1016/J.BJPS.2022.08.006. NGUYEN, C. L., TAM, S. K. M., EASWARALINGAM, N., SEAH, J. L., COMERFORD, A. P., YU, A. C. X., ... & WARRIER, S. K. (2022). PATTERNS OF ISCHAEMIA AND REPERFUSION IN NIPPLE-SPARING MASTECTOMY RECONSTRUCTION WITH INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY. JOURNAL OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE & AESTHETIC SURGERY, 75(11), 4144-4151.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON LITERATURE REVIEW "PATTERNS OF ISCHAEMIA AND REPERFUSION IN NIPPLE-SPARING MASTECTOMY RECONSTRUCTION WITH INDOCYANINE GREEN ANGIOGRAPHY", 2 PATIENTS DEVELOPED A SEROMA AFTER A NIPPLE-SPARING MASTECTOMY RECONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE USING A PICO DEVICE FOR WOUND MANAGEMENT. THE EVENTS WERE TREATED WITH DRAINAGE OF THE SEROMA. PATIENTS OUTCOME IS UNKNOWN. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
324175 UNKNOWN PICO NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY POWERED SUCTION PUMP OMP SMITH & NEPHEW MEDICAL LTD. UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Required Intervention