SURESOUND
Report
- Report Number
- 1222780-2011-00062
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- April 8, 2011
- Date of Event
- March 10, 2011
- Report Date
- March 10, 2011
- Manufacturer
- HOLOGIC
- Product Code
- HHM
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MD, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
LOT NUMBER OF THE SURESOUND DEVICE NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THE DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. LOT NUMBER NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT, THEREFORE THE MFR DATE IS NOT KNOWN. BASED ON THE INFO OBTAINED TO DATE, NO DIRECT CORRELATION CAN BE MADE BETWEEN THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE NOVASURE SYSTEM. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED FOR THE SURESOUND DEVICE AS A LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. (B)(4).
NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE FIRST OF TWO HOLOGIC DEVICES USED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. SEE ASSOCIATED MEDWATCH, MFR'S REPORT NUMBER 1222780-2011-00063. FOLLOWING AN UNSUCCESSFUL CAVITY INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT (CIA) TEST DURING A NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION ON A SEVERELY ANTEVERTED UTERUS, THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED AND A "SMALL PERFORATION WAS NOTED IN THE FUNDAL OSTIA REGION" DURING A POST HYSTEROSCOPY AND LAPAROSCOPY. THE PHYSICIAN CAUTERIZED THE PERFORATION AND THE PT WAS DISCHARGED THE SAME DAY. A HYSTEROSCOPY WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED ABLATION, AS WAS A DILATATION, AND SOUNDING WITH A SURESOUND. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THIS PERFORATION OCCURRED OR WHAT INSTRUMENT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESOUND | HHM | HOLOGIC | NA | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 YR | Other| R |