FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

UNISOLVE WIPES

MDR report key: 2251027 · Received September 16, 2011

Report

Report Number
3006760724-2011-00044
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2011
Date of Event
May 23, 2011
Report Date
August 31, 2011
Manufacturer
SMITH & NEPHEW WOUND MANAGEMENT
Product Code
KOX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THERE WERE NO SAMPLES RETURNED BY THE CUSTOMER AND SO COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED. THE BATCH RECORDS FOR THESE LOTS WERE REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED THAT PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE SPECIFICATIONS. LOT 0050 WAS MANUFACTURED BY (B)(4) AND RELEASED IN APRIL/ MAY 2011 AND LOT 523633 WAS MANUFACTURED AND RELEASED IN JULY 2009. (B)(4). THERE WERE NO CHANGES MADE TO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OR INGREDIENTS. ADDITIONALLY MICROBIAL LIMIT TESTING WAS PERFORMED ON THIS LOT 0050 PRIOR TO RELEASE AND CONFIRMED THAT PRODUCT WAS NEGATIVE FOR E-COLI. THE PRODUCT IS COMPRISED OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO MICROBIAL ACTIVITY. UNI-SOLVE ADHESIVE REMOVER IS FORMULATED TO REDUCE ADHESIVE TRAUMA TO THE SKIN BY THOROUGHLY DISSOLVING DRESSING TAPE AND APPLIANCE ADHESIVES- HYDROCOLLOID-BASED, ACRYLIC-BASED AND RUBBER-BASED ADHESIVES. SOME OTHER ADVERSE EVENT COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THIS LOT CODE. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION IN THE COMPLAINT TO DETERMINE WHERE THIS PRODUCT WAS USED AND SO (B)(4) ASSESSMENT FOR RISK IS DIFFICULT. (B)(4). MEDICAL AND CLINICAL REVIEWS CONDUCTED FOR SIMILARLY RELATED EVENTS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE WIPES PRODUCT IS LIKELY NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS REPORTED IN THIS COMPLAINT. GIVEN THAT THIS IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THIS LOT CODE AND THIS ISSUE, THERE IS NO OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION WARRANTED ON THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THIS UNISOLVE COMPLAINT WAS RECEIVED POST SMITH & NEPHEW'S REMEDIAL ACTION (VOLUNTARY RECALL) TO PREVENT AN UNREASONABLE RISK OF SUBSTANTIAL HARM TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH (REF. RECALL #3006760724-04-06-2011-001R). ADVERSE INCIDENT EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LUNGS. RECENTLY DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING (B)(6). THREE HOSPITAL VISITS SINCE USING UNI-SOLVE WIPES, FROM (B)(6) 2011.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 UNISOLVE WIPES SOLVENT, ADHESIVE TAPE KOX SMITH & NEPHEW WOUND MANAGEMENT 402300 0050

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Hospitalization