UTERINE EXPLORA CURETTE - MODEL I
Report
- Report Number
- 1216677-2025-00038
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 11, 2025
- Date of Event
- October 23, 2024
- Report Date
- August 27, 2025
- Manufacturer
- COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
- Product Code
- HHK
- UDI-DI
- 00888937003505
- PMA / PMN Number
- K001545
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
DEVICE LOCATION IS UNKNOWN. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE SUBMITTED.
DISTRIBUTION HISTORY: THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, SO A MANUFACTURE DATE, DHR NUMBER AND SHIP DATE ARE NOT AVAILABLE. MANUFACTURING RECORD REVIEW: A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE COOPER LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE, RECORDS FROM EACH LOT ARE THOROUGHLY REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT PRODUCTS ARE RELEASED MEETING ALL COOPERSURGICAL QUALITY RELEASE SPECIFICATIONS. HISTORICAL COMPLAINT REVIEW: A REVIEW OF THE 2-YEAR COMPLAINT HISTORY SHOWED SIMILAR REPORTED COMPLAINT CONDITIONS. PRODUCT RECEIPT: THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO COOPERSURGICAL. VISUAL EVALUATION: EVALUATION OF THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AS THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO COOPERSURGICAL. IF THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE RETURNED AT A LATER DATE, IT WILL BE EVALUATED, AND ANY FINDINGS WILL BE APPENDED TO THIS INVESTIGATION. FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION: EVALUATION OF THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT COULD NOT BE COMPLETED AS THE COMPLAINT PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO COOPERSURGICAL. IF THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE RETURNED AT A LATER DATE, IT WILL BE EVALUATED, AND ANY FINDINGS WILL BE APPENDED TO THIS INVESTIGATION. ROOT CAUSE: WHILE NO DEFINITIVE ROOT CAUSE COULD BE RELIABLY DETERMINED, THE POTENTIAL ROOT CAUSE MAY BE THAT THE YELLOW SLIDE MARKER BECAME DISLODGED DURING THE PROCEDURE AND REMAINED IN THE VAGINA UNTIL IT WAS EXPELLED DURING A SHOWER. THIS IS BASED ON THE DETAILS OF THE COMPLAINT. THE YELLOW SLIDE MARKER IS SNAPPED ONTO THE CURETTE DURING ASSEMBLY. COOPERSURGICAL WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS COMPLAINT CONDITION FOR TRENDS. NO FURTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY, AS THE COMPLAINT CONDITION WAS NOT CONFIRMED.
IT WAS REPORTED BY THE USER FACILITY VIA MEDWATCH: ON [REDACTED] 2024, THE PATIENT WAS IN THE OFFICE AND HAD A SIS PROCEDURE TO EVALUATE POST-MENOPAUSAL BLEEDING. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PELVIC SONOGRAM AND A UTERINE BIOPSY. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE NOTED. ON [REDACTED] 2025, THE PATIENT SENT A MESSAGE TO THE OFFICE THAT SHE HAD A YELLOW PLASTIC CLIP COME OUT OF HER VAGINA WHILE IN THE SHOWER FOLLOWING INTERCOURSE. SHE HAD REPORTED THAT HER HUSBAND MENTIONED FEELING A HARD OBJECT INSIDE OF HER VAGINA WITH INTERCOURSE PREVIOUSLY. THE PATIENT WAS SEEN IN THE OFFICE FOR HER ANNUAL EVALUATION TO EVALUATE FURTHER, IT DOES NOT APPEAR THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT INJURY. THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BACTERIAL VAGINITIS AT THE FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT AND TREATED WITH DOXYCYCLINE. MX120 UTERINE EXPLORA (B)(4).
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762778 | UTERINE EXPLORA CURETTE - MODEL I | 3MM OD CURETTE WITH VACU-LOK SYRINGE | HHK | COOPERSURGICAL, INC. | MX120 | UNKNOWN | 00888937003505 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Female | Other |