FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

QUILL SRS

MDR report key: 1943781 · Received December 17, 2010

Report

Report Number
2522801-2010-00037
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 17, 2010
Date of Event
November 23, 2010
Report Date
December 17, 2010
Manufacturer
SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORPORATION (DBA ANGIOTECH)
Product Code
GAW
PMA / PMN Number
K052373
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
BE
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DATE OF THIS EVENT IS ESTIMATED. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. METHOD - THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, AN EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS FOR THE REPORTED LOT WERE REVIEWED. RESULTS/CONCLUSION: RELEVANT PORTIONS OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS, STERILITY RECORD AND COMPLAINT REPORTS WERE REVIEWED FOR THE REPORTED LOT. THERE WERE NO QUALITY ISSUES NOTED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES OR WHEN THIS PRODUCT WAS RELEASED. THERE WERE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR THIS FINISHED GOOD LOT. MINIMAL INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE SURGEON REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS CASE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS EVENT CANNOT BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME. ANGIOTECH REFERENCE: (B)(4), ITEM # JA-1005Q, QUILL SRS, (B)(4), LOT M363750.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE DATE OF EVENT IS ESTIMATED. A SURGEON PERFORMED FIRST TIME MACS LIFT USING QUILL #1 POLYPROPYLENE IN THE MALAR AREA. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED PAIN AND THE SURGEON STATED THAT THE QUILL PRODUCT WAS NOT SUPPORTING THE MALAR AREA. THE PATIENT HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE OPERATING ROOM FOR REMOVAL OF THE PRODUCT. MINIMAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SURGEON REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THE CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 QUILL SRS BARBED SUTURE/NEEDLE GAW SURGICAL SPECIALTIES CORPORATION (DBA ANGIOTECH) JA-1005Q M363750

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention