FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGHTSHEER DUET

MDR report key: 2395486 · Received January 3, 2012

Report

Report Number
1720381-2012-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 3, 2012
Date of Event
December 12, 2011
Report Date
January 3, 2012
Manufacturer
LUMENIS INC.
Product Code
GEX
PMA / PMN Number
K053628
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

AN EXAMINATION OF SUBJECT DEVICE SERVICE RECORDS CONFIRMED THE SYSTEM WAS A DEMONSTRATION UNIT THAT HAD RECENTLY HAD PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED. THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS FOUND TO PERFORM TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. DEVICE MALFUNCTION IS NOT THE SUSPECTED ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT. A LUMENIS HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL EVALUATED THE REPORTED TREATMENT SETTINGS AND A PATIENT PHOTOGRAPH. THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT WAS A SKIN TYPE VI BASED ON THE PHOTOGRAPH CONCLUDING THE PATIENT WOULD LIKELY SUSTAIN A SMALL SCAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CONCLUDED THAT FAILURE TO COMPLETE A THOROUGH PATIENT ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE PRIOR SUN EXPOSURE, PATIENT EXPOSURE TO DRUG-INDUCED PHOTOSENSITIVITY, AND TO DETERMINE OTHER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD BE A FACTORS IN ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S APPROPRIATENESS FOR TREATMENT TO BE THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE EVENT REPORTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN FOLLOWING A SINGLE PULSE DURING A DEMONSTRATION OF A LUMENIS LIGHTSHEER DUET LASER. IT WAS FURTHER REPORTED THAT NO TEST PATCH OR PATIENT ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE DEMONSTRATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LIGHTSHEER DUET SOLID STATE AESTHETIC LASER DELIVERY DEVICE GEX LUMENIS INC. LIGHTSHEER DUET

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other