FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

TRUSCULPT ID

MDR report key: 19803092 · Received July 23, 2024

Report

Report Number
2954354-2024-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 23, 2024
Date of Event
June 21, 2024
Report Date
July 22, 2024
Manufacturer
CUTERA, INC.
Product Code
GEI
UDI-DI
00816722021427
PMA / PMN Number
K223110
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

THE PATIENT RECEIVED A 2 X 2 CM DEEP PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN BETWEEN TWO HANDPIECES PLACED ON THE LOWER ABDOMEN. THE BURN DEVELOPED INTO A BLISTER AND WAS TREATED WITH POLYSPORIN, VASELINE, AND MEDI-HONEY. THE PATIENT'S REPORTED BMI IS 33.8. THE TRUSCULPT ID INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE STATE THE FOLLOWING: CAUTION: HANDPIECES SHOULD BE SPACED BASED ON THE PATIENT'S BMI AND/OR UNDERLYING FAT THICKNESS IN THE TREATMENT AREA TO PREVENT ADVERSE EVENTS. FOR BMI 26-30 OR >1 CM FAT THICKNESS, PLACE HANDPIECES >1 CM APART. UP TO 2 HANDPIECES CAN BE USED ON LARGE OR SMALL DECALS, VERIFYING 1 CM OR MORE SEPARATION BETWEEN HANDPIECES." THE BURN RESULTED FROM INSUFFICIENT SEPARATION BETWEEN THE HANDPIECES PLACED ON THE LOWER ABDOMEN. SPECIFICALLY, THREE HANDPIECES WERE POSITIONED ON A SINGLE DECAL, LEADING TO INSUFFICIENT SPACE BETWEEN THE HANDPIECES. THE TRUSCULPT ID SYSTEM WAS EVALUATED BY CUTERA FIELD SERVICE AND MET PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2440072 TRUSCULPT ID MASSAGER, VACUUM, RADIO FREQUENCY INDUCED HEAT GEI CUTERA, INC. TRUSCULPTID 00816722021427

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 40 YR Female Other