FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SPECTRANETICS EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM
MDR report key: 3033067
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Received April 3, 2013
Report
- Report Number
- 1721279-2013-00037
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- April 3, 2013
- Date of Event
- March 19, 2013
- Report Date
- March 19, 2013
- Manufacturer
- SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION
- Product Code
- MFA
- PMA / PMN Number
- P910001
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
LASER EVALUATION REPORT: UPON ARRIVAL, DAMAGE TO THE POWER CABLE CONNECTION CORD CONNECTING TO THE BACK OF THE UNIT WAS CONFIRMED. THE PLASTIC HOUSING HAD EXPOSING WIRES. THE FSE REPLACED THE POWER CABLE, POWER CONNECTOR RECEPTACLE, AND THE ANCHOR CONNECTION SPRING THAT SECURES THE POWER CORD.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE POWER PLUG WAS DAMAGED ON THE LASER SYSTEM. AN X-RAY TECH WAS CONNECTING THE POWER CORD TO THE LASER SYSTEM AND GOT SHOCKED WHEN PUSHING IN THE PLUG. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED FOR THE X-RAY TECH, BUT HE DID RECEIVE A SMALL BURN MARK ON HIS FINGERS. THERE ARE EXPOSED WIRES ON THE POWER CORD AND THE LASER SYSTEM WILL NOT BE USED FOR THE CASE. THE PATIENT WAS TREATED BY OTHER MEANS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136306 | SPECTRANETICS EXCIMER LASER SYSTEM | CVX-300 EXCIMER LASER | MFA | SPECTRANETICS CORPORATION | CVX-300 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Other |