FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SURESOUND

MDR report key: 2142787 · Received April 8, 2011

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

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

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