FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

HYBRID SURGICAL DEVICE (HSD) 10.5 CM CURVED

MDR report key: 230109 · Received July 1, 1999

Report

Report Number
1530517-1999-00001
Event Type
Other
Date Received
July 1, 1999
Date of Event
June 4, 1999
Report Date
July 1, 1999
Manufacturer
IHD, INC.
Product Code
GEI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS UNDERGOING UVULO-PALATO-PHARYNGO-PLASTY) PROCEDURE. PHYSICIAN COMPLETED LEFT SIDE. WHILE MAKING A CUTTING PASS ON RIGHT SIDE, HE NOTED LOSS OF POWER. LASER TECH NOTED ENERGY STILL BEING PRODUCED AND TRANSMITTED, THEN RESET LASER. PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED ANOTHER CUTTING PASS WITH NO TISSUE EFFECT. PHYSICIAN THEN NOTED BURNS TO LEFT AND RIGHT BUCCAL REGION OF PT'S MOUTH AND COMMISSURE REGION OF PT'S LIP. PROCEDURE WAS DISCONTINUED. PT'S BURNS WERE TREATED WITH BACTITRACIN. DEVICE WAS INSPECTED AND WRINKLES AND BUBBLES WERE NOTED ON SHAFT. TOTAL PROCEDURE TIME WAS 25 MINS. TOTAL LASER ENERGY USED WAS 4.4 KJ. DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO IHD AND EVALUATED. IT WAS DETERMINED FIBER TIP BURNED AND CEASED TO FUNCTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HYBRID SURGICAL DEVICE (HSD) 10.5 CM CURVED LASER DELIVERY AND ELECTROCAUTERY HANDPIECE GEI IHD, INC. NA 0000144

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Other STATLASE SDL DIODE LASER.