FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HEAD POSITIONER,SURGICAL, 24/C, SOFT TOUCH HEAD PILLOW

MDR report key: 19931681 · Received August 7, 2024

Report

Report Number
1034876-2023-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 7, 2024
Date of Event
April 21, 2023
Report Date
June 14, 2023
Manufacturer
CASSEMCO INC.
Product Code
CCX
UDI-DI
00749756599658
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A USER FACILITY REPORTED ON 4/21/2023, THAT THERE WAS SOME ABRASION AND SKIN TEARING ON PATIENTS FACE AFTER USE OF A SURGICAL HEAD POSITIONER. THE HEAD POSITIONER IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. A SUPPLIER CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUEST (SCAR) WILL BE SENT TO CASSEMCO INC. THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE WILL PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP REPORT ONCE MORE INFORMATION IS CONCLUDED FROM THE INVESTIGATION.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

A SUPPLIER CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUEST (SCAR) WAS ISSUED TO THE FOAM SUPPLIER CASSEMCO. ROOT CAUSE: WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNKNOWN BY THE SUPPLIER AS FOUND ALL INVENTORY WAS WITHIN CONFORMANCE STANDARDS. CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS: CASSEMCO DID NOT TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS AS NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. BECAUSE NO LOT NUMBER WAS GIVEN, DEROYAL INDUSTRIES REVIEWED THE LAST THREE LOTS SENT TO COMPLAINT REPORTING CUSTOMER, AND NO ISSUES WERE FOUND. DEROYAL ALSO REVIEWED INVENTORY AND FOUND IT TO BE ACCEPTABLE. NO ENGINEERING CHANGES OR CORRECTIVE ACTION OR PREVENTATIVE ACTIONS WERE FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. A COMPLAINT TO SALES RATIO WAS CALCULATED BETWEEN APRIL 2021 TO MAY 2023 SOLD (B)(4) UNITS OF THE FINISHED GOOD ((B)(4) EACHES) AND DURING THAT SAME PERIOD RECEIVED ONE COMPLAINT. THIS CREATES A RATIO OF (B)(4). DEROYAL WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR TRENDS SURROUNDING THIS ITEM AND ISSUE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE AT THIS TIME. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. WE WILL PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP REPORT IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

SOME ABRASION AND SKIN TEARING ON PATIENTS FACE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
546223 HEAD POSITIONER,SURGICAL, 24/C, SOFT TOUCH HEAD PILLOW SUPPORT, PATIENT POSITION CCX CASSEMCO INC. M9504 00749756599658

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Other