REFLEX
Report
- Report Number
- 3007305485-2025-00107
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- July 7, 2025
- Date of Event
- June 16, 2025
- Report Date
- July 7, 2025
- Manufacturer
- CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
- Product Code
- FZQ
- UDI-DI
- 20653405037016
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- 501
Narratives
NEITHER THE DEVICE NOR PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE WAS PROVIDED. THEREFORE, THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE VERIFIED. THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD HAVE BEEN REVIEWED WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION OF THE PRODUCT. THE PRODUCT RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION WAS FOUND TO HAVE MET ALL SPECIFICATIONS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. (B)(4). PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, THE USER IS ADVISED THAT WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN AT LEAST 5 MM DISTANCE FROM THE STAPLED SKIN TO UNDERLYING BONES, VESSELS, AND INTERNAL ORGANS, THE USE OF STAPLES FOR SKIN CLOSURE IS CONTRAINDICATED. PRIOR TO INSERTING STAPLE, CONFIRM STAPLE WILL BE POSITIONED FREE OF OTHER STAPLES OR OBSTRUCTIONS. FIRING A STAPLE OVER ANOTHER STAPLE MAY RESULT IN TISSUE COMPRESSION AND RISK OF COMPROMISED HEALING OR SCARRING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR PER REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO HELP ENSURE PATIENT SAFETY.
THE CUSTOMER REPORTED THAT THE THAT 8735, REFLEX TL, SKIN STAPLER WITH TISSUE LIFT, 35 WIDE DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING A CLOSURE OF A LACERATION PROCEDURE ON APPROXIMATELY (B)(6) 2025 WHEN IT WAS REPORTED ¿STAPLE GUN JAMMED. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY. JUST A SMALL DELAY IN THE PROCEDURE. GUN WAS DISPOSED OF.¿. FURTHER ASSESSMENT QUESTIONING FOUND THAT ¿IT GOT STUCK IN HIS HEAD AND THE PROVIDER HAD TO PRY THE DEVICE OFF.". THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED AND THERE WAS NO REPORT OF INJURY, MEDICAL INTERVENTION, OR EXTENDED HOSPITALIZATION FOR THE PATIENT OR USER. THIS REPORT IS BEING RAISED DUE TO THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY UPON REOCCURRENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 897718 | REFLEX | CLIP, REMOVABLE (SKIN) | FZQ | CONSOLIDATED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY | 202408014 | 20653405037016 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 YR | Unknown |