FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SAFETY SPONGE SYSTEM
MDR report key: 2348536
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Received August 19, 2011
Report
- Report Number
- 3005868511-2011-00003
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 19, 2011
- Date of Event
- July 21, 2011
- Report Date
- July 21, 2011
- Manufacturer
- SURGICOUNT MEDICAL
- Product Code
- LWH
- PMA / PMN Number
- K060076
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
(B)(4). WE HAVE INQUIRED AS TO PT STATUS AND, IF AVAILABLE, WILL REPORT THIS AND THE RESULTS OF OUR INVESTIGATION IN A F/U REPORT BY (B)(4) 2011.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THIS IS A MALFUNCTION REPORT ORIGINALLY FILED BY THE USER FACILITY (B)(4) AS UF REPORT (B)(4). A SURGICOUNT MEDICAL LAPAROTOMY SPONGE COULD NOT BE SCANNED OUT AT THE END OF SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT PART OF THE DATA MATRIX LABEL ON THE SPONGE WAS MISSING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAFETY SPONGE SYSTEM | NON-ABSORBABLE GAUZE, INTERNAL (GDY) | LWH | SURGICOUNT MEDICAL | SM-1818-PB | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 YR |