UNKN PICO 7
Report
- Report Number
- 8043484-2025-00044
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 20, 2025
- Date of Event
- February 25, 2024
- Report Date
- May 20, 2025
- Manufacturer
- SMITH & NEPHEW MEDICAL LTD.
- Product Code
- OMP
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FI
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4). LINDHOLM VM, SALMINEN AW, KOSKENMIES SJ, SALMIVUORI MK, HANNULA-JOUPPI KSE, ISOHERRANEN KM. AN EXPLORATORY RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL ON NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY FOR LOWER LIMB FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFTS OF DERMATOSURGICAL PATIENTS. INT WOUND J. 2024 JUN;21(6): E14911. DOI: 10.1111/IWJ.14911. PMID: 38831721; PMCID: PMC11148393. THIS COMPLAINT WAS OPENED BY SMITH+NEPHEW TO DOCUMENT A PATIENT COMPLICATION IDENTIFIED THROUGH A REVIEW OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE FROM LITERATURE SOURCES THAT INCLUDES REFERENCE TO THE USE OF A SMITH+NEPHEW PRODUCT. THE REPORTED ISSUE(S) RELATE TO KNOWN INHERENT PROCEDURAL RISKS THAT ARE APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED IN OUR RISK FILES. SMITH+NEPHEW WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE PROCESS AND TAKE NECESSARY ACTION AS REQUIRED IF ANTICIPATED SEVERITY AND/OR OCCURRENCE RATES ARE EXCEEDED. SMITH+NEPHEW HAS NO REASON TO SUSPECT THAT THE PRODUCT FAILED TO MEET ANY SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. BASED ON OUR REVIEW OF ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION, WE ARE UNABLE TO CONFIRM A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE REPORTED EVENT AND THE DEVICE OR IDENTIFY A DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE. HOWEVER, AS THE USE OF OUR PRODUCT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTORY FACTOR TO THE REPORTED ISSUE, WE ARE CONSERVATIVELY SUBMITTING THIS REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THAT ALTERS THE CONCLUSIONS OF THIS REPORT, A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT ON LITERATURE REVIEW "AN EXPLORATORY RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL ON NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY FOR LOWER LIMB FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFTS OF DERMATOSURGICAL PATIENTS", FOUR (4) PATIENTS SUSTAINED NECROSIS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF POST-OPERATIVE WOUND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WHO UNDERGO FULL-THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT (FTSG) RECONSTRUCTIONS DUE TO LOWER LIMB SKIN CANCER, WHILE USING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY (NPWT) WITH PICO 7 DEVICE AND CUTICERIN DRESSING. IT IS UNKNOWN HOW PATIENTS WERE TREATED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18482 | UNKN PICO 7 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY POWERED SUCTION PUMP | OMP | SMITH & NEPHEW MEDICAL LTD. | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other | UNKN CUTICERIN. |