FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EXPANDER

MDR report key: 2801777 · Received October 16, 2012

Report

Report Number
MW5027265
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 16, 2012
Date of Event
May 25, 2012
Report Date
June 21, 2012
Product Code
LCJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RTI BIOLOGICS, INC. (RTI) HAS INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION BASED ON A COMPLAINT OF POST-OPERATIVE INFECTION REPORTED ON (B)(6) 2012. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE PT UNDERWENT A BILATERAL BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH ALLOMAX DERMIS GRAFTS. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE GRAFTS AND EXPANDERS WERE REMOVED. FINAL CULTURES (SIDE UNK) YIELDED PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA. THE PT UNDERWENT ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY FOR 10 DAYS. THE SURGEON REPORTED HE HAS HAD AN INCREASE IN GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTIONS IN SEVERAL PTS POST BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY. THE SURGEON IS REQUESTING A REVIEW OF RECORDS RELATED TO THE TISSUE. NO COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED WITH THE GRAFT IMPLANTED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. BOTH DONOR AND MFG RECORDS ARE RE-REVIEWED AS PART OF RTI'S INVESTIGATION. NO DEVIATIONS WERE NOTED FOR THE DONOR AND ALL RTI DONOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. INITIAL REPORTER: (B)(6).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EXPANDER LCJ
2 EXPANDER LCJ

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 66 YR Other EXP. DATE: 01/31/2017| ALLOMAX DERMIS: LOT 101070670, ID (B)(4),| EXP. DATE: 01/31/2017| ALLOMAX DERMIS: LOT 101078958, ID (B)(4),