PROSOMNUS SLEEP AND SNORE DEVICE
Report
- Report Number
- 3013116677-2025-00002
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 17, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 20, 2025
- Report Date
- April 17, 2025
- Manufacturer
- PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES
- Product Code
- LRK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K202529
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
SINCE THE INITIAL REPORTER REQUESTED TO THE FDA/CDRH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS/CONFIDENTIAL, THIS LIMITED THE GATHERING OF INFORMATION TO CONDUCT A MORE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. THE INITIAL REPORTER COULD NOT BE CONTACTED AS NO CONTACT INFORMATION WAS MADE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER CANNOT LOOK INTO DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) WITHOUT A DEVICE IDENTIFIER FOR THE PROSOMNUS SLEEP AND SNORE DEVICE. PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES TAKES THIS ALLEGED DEVICE MALFUNCTION SERIOUSLY AND THE DEVICE RELATED RISK MANAGEMENT FILES CONTAIN A MITIGATION STRATEGY FOR THIS TYPE OF EVENT. PROSOMNUS HAS CONSIDERED AND MITIGATED HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS SUCH AS LOOSE FRAGMENT FROM DEVICE BREAKAGE THAT COULD RESULT IN CHOKING HAZARD OR LEAD TO ASPIRATION, SWALLOWING, OR LODGING. ALSO, THE INITIAL REPORTER'S USE OF THE TERM "CLIP" LEADS US TO THINK OF TWO PARTS ON THE DEVICE, WHICH COULD BE EITHER THE POST OR THE METAL FREE HOOK. HOWEVER THERE IS NO "CLIP" ON THE DEVICE. THERE ARE OTHER FACTORS THAT LEAD TO INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO FORMALIZE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION; WE DO NOT KNOW THE CONDITION OF USE OR THE LENGTH OF USE OF THE DEVICE, WE DO NOT KNOW IF THE DEVICE WAS ALTERED OR DAMAGED BY PATIENT, PRESCRIBER, OR ANOTHER PARTY. DUE TO THE LACK OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION, WE CANNOT ISOLATE A ROOT CAUSE OF THE MALFUNCTION. AS OUR DUE DILLIGENCE WE ARE REPORTING THIS INCIDENT IN ACCORDANCE TO 21 CFR 803.
PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES RECEIVED MEDWATCH # MW5167639 DIRECTLY FROM F.D.A. / C.D.R.H. ON MARCH 25TH, 2025, BELOW IS THE EVENT DESCRIPTION RE-COPIED FROM THE REPORT. PATIENT WAS REMOVING THE PROSOMNUS EVO ORAL SLEEP APPLIANCE AND A SMALL CLIP ON THE MANDIBULAR APPLIANCE BROKE OFF OUTSIDE THE MOUTH. POTENTIAL CHOKING/ASPIRATION EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31065 | PROSOMNUS SLEEP AND SNORE DEVICE | MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICE | LRK | PROSOMNUS SLEEP TECHNOLOGIES | 1450 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other |