FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ENDO-ICE

MDR report key: 20994298 · Received December 20, 2024

Report

Report Number
2416455-2024-00006
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 20, 2024
Date of Event
August 22, 2023
Report Date
January 17, 2025
Manufacturer
COLTENE WHALEDENT INC.
Product Code
EAT
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

*AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORT, THIS WAS CLASSIFIED AS "INFORMATION". THIS TICKET WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS AN ADVERSE EVENT ON 11/20/2024.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON 6/17 COLTENE RECEIVED A REPORT FROM A USER OF ENDO-ICE. THE REPORTER STATED THAT ON AUGUST 22, 2023, WHILE ASSISTING A DOCTOR IN A PROFESSIONAL SETTING, SHE WAS INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED TO ENDO-ICE. ACCORDING TO HER STATEMENT, THE CHEMICAL WAS SPRAYED IN HER DIRECTION, AND HER PPE DID NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT HER. THE REPORTER CLAIMED THAT THE CHEMICAL MADE DIRECT CONTACT WITH HER FACE AND EYES, RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: · CHEMICAL BURNS. · CORNEAL ABRASIONS. · HYPERESTHESIA. · PHOTOPHOBIA. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPED CORNEAL NEURALGIA, WITH HEIGHTENED SENSITIVITY TO LIGHT, AIR, AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES. THE REPORTER ASSERTED THAT THESE INJURIES HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED HER INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE AND INQUIRED ABOUT REPORTS ON SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DAMAGE ENDO-ICE CAUSES TO THE SKIN AND EYES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2617482 ENDO-ICE PULP TESTER EAT COLTENE WHALEDENT INC.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Female Other