FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

KARL STORZ

MDR report key: 3081056 · Received March 29, 2013

Report

Report Number
2020550-2013-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 29, 2013
Date of Event
March 18, 2013
Report Date
March 29, 2013
Manufacturer
KARL STORZ ENDOVISION
Product Code
FFS
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
CT, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ALLEGEDLY, DURING AN ENT PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR FELT THE SCOPE GET HOT; HE FOUND THAT HE WAS USING AN INCORRECT LIGHT CABLE FOR THE SCOPE IT WAS ATTACHED TO. WHEN DOCTOR SWITCHED TO A SMALLER DIAMETER LIGHT CABLE HE NOTED THAT PT HAD RECEIVED A MINOR BURN ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE NOSE. THE SCOPE AND LIGHT CABLE CONNECTION MOST LIKELY MADE CONTACT WITH PATIENT. BURN WAS TREATED WITH SALVE AND PROCEDURE COMPLETED. PT CONDITION IS GOOD. PLEASE REFERENCE MFR # 1221826-2013-00012.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
130564 KARL STORZ LIGHT CABLE FFS KARL STORZ ENDOVISION 495NA RZ

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other