FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

KARL STORZ

MDR report key: 2596777 · Received December 24, 2010

Report

Report Number
2954921-2010-00042
Event Type
Other
Date Received
December 24, 2010
Date of Event
September 30, 2010
Report Date
December 22, 2010
Manufacturer
NDS SURGICAL IMAGING
Product Code
GCJ
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WE FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THIS INCIDENT WHEN WE RECEIVED MAUDE EVENT REPORT #(B)(4) ON (B)(4) 2010. CUSTOMER HAS REPLACED THIS AGED MONITOR WITH A NEW HD MONITOR AND WILL RETURN THE OLD MONITOR FOR EVALUATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ALLEGEDLY, DURING A LAPAROSCOPIC RECOVERY OF LIVING DONOR KIDNEY PROCEDURE, THE MONITOR IMAGES WERE VERY BLURRY AND HAD YELLOW STREAKS RUNNING DOWN THE SCREEN. CUSTOMER ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE MONITOR, DURING WHICH TIME THE PT WAS IN THE OPERATING ROOM AND THE PROCEDURE WAS DELAYED FOR AN ADDITIONAL 45 MINS. MONITOR WAS EVENTUALLY SWAPPED OUT AND THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH NO IMPACT ON PT. PT CONDITION POST-OP WAS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 KARL STORZ 19" FLAT PANEL MONITOR GCJ NDS SURGICAL IMAGING 9319NR-A24

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other