FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STAMMBERGER SINU-FOAM NASAL DRESSING

MDR report key: 2540914 · Received March 22, 2012

Report

Report Number
3006524618-2012-00150
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 22, 2012
Date of Event
January 1, 2012
Report Date
March 2, 2012
Manufacturer
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
LYA
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AU
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PT'S AGE, GENDER AND WEIGHT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE RPTR; THEREFORE, NO MFG OR EXPIRATION DATE CAN BE PROVIDED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE MIXING THE STAMMBERGER SINU-FOAM NASAL DRESSING, THE RESULTING FOAM DID NOT REACH THE VISCOSITY REQUIRED. WITHIN MINS, THE FOAM "FLOWED" TO THE BACK OF THE NOSE AND DISAPPEARED IN THE THROAT. THE MFR WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILS REGARDING THE SUBSEQUENT TREATMENT OF THE PT'S CONDITION. NO FURTHER PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STAMMBERGER SINU-FOAM NASAL DRESSING NASAL DRESSING LYA ARTHROCARE CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R