FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1945572 · Received December 10, 2010

Report

Report Number
1222780-2010-00196
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 10, 2010
Date of Event
October 10, 2010
Report Date
November 12, 2010
Manufacturer
HOLOGIC
Product Code
MNB
PMA / PMN Number
P010013
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER OF THE DISPOSABLE DEVICE NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT, THEREFORE, THE EXPIRATION DATE IS NOT KNOWN. THE DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED, THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CAN NOT BE COMPLETED. LOT NUMBER NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT, THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURE DATE IS NOT KNOWN. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED TO DATE, NO DIRECT CORRELATION CAN BE MADE BETWEEN THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE NOVASURE SYSTEM. IF ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS REC'D, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED FOR THE DISPOSABLE DEVICE AS A LOT AND SERIAL NUMBER WERE NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT AN UNEVENTFUL NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION TOOK PLACE ON (B)(6)2010 FOLLOWED BY A "PELVIC INFECTION". ON (B)(6) 2010, THE PT PRESENTED WITH LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN AND VAGINAL DISCHARGE AND WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. LAB WORK, AN ULTRASOUND, AND A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) SCAN OF THE ABDOMEN AND PELVIS WERE PERFORMED WITH FINDINGS OF ESCHERICHIA COLI IN THE URINE. THE PT WAS TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS AND DISCHARGED ON (B)(6) 2010. ON (B)(6) 2010, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PT WAS SEEN ON F/U AND WAS "BETTER". WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SURROUNDING THE PELVIC INFECTION.

Devices

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

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Other RADIO FREQUENCY CONTROLLER - SERIAL # UNK