FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

N/A

MDR report key: 2188078 · Received August 2, 2011

Report

Report Number
1056128-2011-00070
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 2, 2011
Report Date
July 7, 2011
Manufacturer
STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS
Product Code
NLF
PMA / PMN Number
K081238
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS (SSS) FOR EVALUATION. THE PACKAGING WAS NOT SAVED EITHER. THE PROCEDURE DATE AND DEVICE INFORMATION ARE ALL UNKNOWN. THE COMPLAINT DEVICE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR NEONATAL OR INFANT APPLICATION. SINCE THE COMPLAINT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, A CONCLUSIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. A POTENTIAL CAUSE IS USING AN ADULT PULSE OXIMETER ON AN INFANT, APPLICATION AND REMOVAL TECHNIQUE OF THE DEVICE, AND UNKNOWN PATIENT CLINICAL CONDITIONS. ALL REPROCESSED PULSE OXIMETER SENSORS ARE SUBJECTED TO 100% TESTING PRIOR TO RELEASE. THIS IS THE FIRST COMPLAINT FOR THIS DEVICE RELATED TO TAPE ADHESION ISSUES THAT STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS HAS RECEIVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TAPE ON THE PULSE OXIMETER TORE THE SKIN ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT OF A 23 WEEK GESTATION BABY. A LOOSE GAUZE DRESSING WAS USED TO TREAT THE SKIN TARE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 N/A NLF NLF STRYKER SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS 2320 UNKOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other