FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SSURGITRON

MDR report key: 2556360 · Received April 26, 2012

Report

Report Number
2428235-2012-00004
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 26, 2012
Report Date
March 28, 2012
Manufacturer
ELLMAN INT'L, INC.
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K955167
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE MANUFACTURE DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER, SERIAL NUMBER PLACES IT (B)(4). MANUFACTURER'S ATTEMPTS TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING TREATMENT AND SEVERITY OF PATIENT'S INJURIES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SURGITRON WAS PURCHASED FROM A RE-SELLER OF REFURBISHED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AND NOT FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR AN AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR OF THE MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING TREATMENT WITH SURGITRON FFPF, WOMAN WAS BURNED. MANUFACTURER ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THIS ADVERSE EVENT WHEN PRACTICE REQUESTED OPERATOR'S MANUAL AND MENTIONED THEY WERE BEING USED FOR A BAD PATIENT OUTCOME THAT RESULTED IN PATIENT BEING BURNED DURING A TREATMENT THAT TOOK PLACE 'A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO'.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SSURGITRON GEI ELLMAN INT'L, INC. FFPF

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1