FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

QUANTUM SR

MDR report key: 2031996 · Received March 28, 2011

Report

Report Number
3004135191-2011-00008
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 28, 2011
Date of Event
April 8, 2009
Report Date
March 25, 2011
Manufacturer
LUMENIS, LTD.
Product Code
GEX
PMA / PMN Number
K020839
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OK, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A REVIEW OF SERVICE RECORDS FOR THE SUBJECT DEVICE CONCLUDED THE DEVICE HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND HAD BEEN EXAMINED AND EVALUATED WITHIN ONE MONTH OF THE REPORTED EVENT DATE AND FOUND TO MEET MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. THE SUBJECT DEVICE HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY A LUMENIS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS. AN EVALUATION OF THE REPORTED TREATMENT PARAMETERS BY A LUMENIS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CONCLUDED THE PARAMETERS WERE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE GUIDELINES PER DEVICE LABELING AND COMMON MEDICAL PRACTICE CONCLUDING THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT TO BE THE REPORTED DOUBLE-PASS OVER THE AREA BEING TREATED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SUSTAINED BURNS AFTER TREATMENT WITH A LUMENIS QUANTUM LASER. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED BY THE PATIENT THAT DURING THE TREATMENT THE DEVICE OPERATOR WAS INTERRUPTED BY A VISITOR TO THE TREATMENT ROOM AND THAT UPON REINITIATING TREATMENT THE OPERATOR WENT OVER THE SAME AREAS MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT FOLLOW-UP TREATMENTS, CONSTITUTING MEDICAL INTERVENTION, WERE EMPLOYED BY THE FACILITY TO PRECLUDE PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 QUANTUM SR INTENSE PULSE LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE GEX LUMENIS, LTD. SR

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other