WILLOW GENERATION 3 BREAST PUMP
Report
- Report Number
- 3012759464-2025-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 22, 2025
- Date of Event
- August 1, 2024
- Report Date
- May 22, 2025
- Manufacturer
- WILLOW INNOVATIONS INC.
- Product Code
- HGX
- PMA / PMN Number
- K230570
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY FOR THIS EVENT. FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED.
A ROUTINE REVIEW OF COMPLAINT HANDLING PROCESS INCLUDING OUTSTANDING "OPEN" COMPLAINTS REVEALED THAT A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WERE MISCODED AS NON-ADVERSE EVENT CATEGORY. THIS PARTICULAR COMPLAINT (B)(4) WAS DISCOVERED AS PART OF THE REVIEW AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DETERMINED AS ADVERSE EVENT. THE COMPLAINT WAS THEN RECODED AS ARC "DIAGNOSED BREAST INFECTION/MASTITIS" ON (B)(6), 2025. DUE TO THE INITIAL MISCODING, THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSITIONED AS DISCARDED BY THE RETURN WAREHOUSE VENDOR AND THEREFORE NOT RETRIEVABLE FOR INVESTIGATION. A CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS INITIATED (CAPA-000016) TO EVALUATE THE STANDARD WAREHOUSE PRACTICE AND TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION. FURTHERMORE, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR WILLOW GEN3/360 PRODUCTION ORDER # (B)(4), WHICH INCLUDES THE SUBJECT DEVICE SERIAL # (B)(6), WAS REVIEWED AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION UNDER THE COMPLAINT NO. (B)(4). THE DHR RECORD SHOWED THAT THE DEVICE MET ALL DEFINED MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO RELEASE FROM THE MANUFACTURING SITE. THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES OR CORRECTIVE ACTION RECORDS CREATED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, INDICATING NO INHERENT ISSUES WITH THE UNIT PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR DISTRIBUTION. SEE APPENDIX 1 FOR A COPY OF THE DHR.
ON (B)(6) 2024, CUSTOMER REPORTED TO WILLOW CUSTOMER CARE THAT SHE DEVELOPED MASTITIS FROM USING THE WILLOW PUMP IN (B)(6) 2024. ON (B)(6) 2024 CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE MASTITIS LED TO THREE ABSCESSES IN HER RIGHT BREAST, TWO OF WHICH REQUIRED DRAINAGE. CUSTOMER WAS PRESCRIBED DICLOXACILLIN AND BACTRIM. THE CUSTOMER'S PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTED HER TO STOP BREASTFEEDING ON (B)(6) 2024 BECAUSE OF THE ABSCESSES. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CLASSIFIED AS "OTHER" ON (B)(6) 2024 AND UPON ROUTINE REVIEW, THE COMPLAINT WAS RECLASSIFIED TO "DIAGNOSED BREAST INFECTION/MASTITIS" ON (B)(6) 2025.
ON (B)(6) 2024, CUSTOMER REPORTED TO WILLOW CUSTOMER CARE THAT SHE DEVELOPED MASTITIS FROM USING THE WILLOW PUMP IN (B)(6) 2024. ON (B)(6) 2024 CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE MASTITIS LED TO THREE ABSCESSES IN HER RIGHT BREAST, TWO OF WHICH REQUIRED DRAINAGE. CUSTOMER WAS PRESCRIBED DICLOXACILLIN AND BACTRIM. THE CUSTOMER'S PHYSICIAN INSTRUCTED HER TO STOP BREASTFEEDING ON (B)(6) 2024 BECAUSE OF THE ABSCESSES. THIS COMPLAINT WAS CLASSIFIED AS "OTHER" ON 10-SEP-2024 AND UPON ROUTINE REVIEW, THE COMPLAINT WAS RECLASSIFIED TO "DIAGNOSED BREAST INFECTION/MASTITIS" ON 24-APR-2025.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2513949 | WILLOW GENERATION 3 BREAST PUMP | POWERED BREAST PUMP | HGX | WILLOW INNOVATIONS INC. | TMN246514 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | Required Intervention |