FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGHTSHEER DUET

MDR report key: 2060231 · Received April 15, 2011

Report

Report Number
1720381-2011-00011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 15, 2011
Manufacturer
LUMENIS, INC.
Product Code
GEX
PMA / PMN Number
K053628
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REASONABLE ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE USER FACILITY INCLUDING TREATMENT SETTINGS AND CURRENT STATE OF THE PATIENT HOWEVER ONLY THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REPORTED EVENT WAS PROVIDED TO DETERMINE REPORTABILITY. AN ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE BY A LUMENIS TECHNICAL SPECIALIST FOUND THAT THE SUBJECT DEVICE PERFORMED WITHIN ALLOWABLE OPERATING AND FUNCTIONAL TOLERANCES. NO RELATED DEVICE MALFUNCTION WAS OBSERVED OR REPORTED. A REVIEW OF PRODUCT LABELING AND THE REPORTED EVENT DETAILS CONCLUDED THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT TO BE FAILURE TO FOLLOW DFU INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM A TEST PATCH PRIOR TO TREATMENT WITH A NEW DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SUSTAINED BURNS AND SCABS TO THE NECK FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITH A LUMENIS LIGHTSHEER DUET LASER ET HANDPIECE. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT NO TEST PATCH WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE TREATMENT SETTINGS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENT AND THAT TREATMENT SETTINGS WERE INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENT'S SKIN TYPE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGHTSHEER DUET INTENSE PULSE LIGHT DELIVERY DEVICE: DIODE GEX LUMENIS, INC. DUET N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 28 YR Other