BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM

    MDR report key: 3131022 · Received May 10, 2013

    Report

    Report Number
    1222780-2013-00088
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    May 10, 2013
    Date of Event
    April 10, 2013
    Report Date
    April 10, 2013
    Manufacturer
    HOLOGIC
    Product Code
    MNB
    PMA / PMN Number
    P010013
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    NZ
    Reporter Occupation
    PHYSICIAN

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

    SERIAL NUMBER OF THE DISPOSABLE DEVICE NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. SERIAL NUMBER OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY CONTROLLER NOT PROVIDED BY THE COMPLAINANT. THE DEVICE IS NOT BEING RETURNED THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE CANNOT BE COMPLETED. DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE REPORTED LOT NUMBER. THE LOT WAS RELEASED MEETING ALL QA SPECIFICATIONS. CURRENTLY, UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A RELATIONSHIP OR IMPACT TO THE REPORTED OBSERVATION. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) WARNINGS: USE CAUTION NOT TO PERFORATE THE UTERINE WALL WHEN SOUNDING, DILATING, OR INSERTING THE DISPOSABLE DEVICE. IF THE DISPOSABLE DEVICE IS DIFFICULT TO INSERT INTO THE CERVICAL CANAL, USE CLINICAL JUDGEMENT TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT FURTHER DILATION IS REQUIRED. THE NOVASURE SYSTEM PERFORMS A CAVITY INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT (CIA) TEST TO EVALUATE THE INTEGRITY OF THE UTERINE CAVITY, AND SOUNDS AN ALARM WARNING OF A POSSIBLE PERFORATION PRIOR TO TREATMENT. (B)(4).

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PRIOR TO A NOVASURE ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION, THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED A "DIAGNOSTIC HYSTERECTOMY" WHICH REVEALED "NO ABNORMALITIES". AT THE INITIATION OF THE ABLATION, THE PHYSICIAN PERFORMED SEVERAL CAVITY INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT (CIA) TESTS THAT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. THE PHYSICIAN THEN PERFORMED A "REPEAT HYSTEROSCOPY" WHICH REVEALED A "UTERINE PERFORATION TO THE POSTERIOR WALL OF THE UTERUS". THE PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED. IT IS UNK IF INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. A HYSTEROSCOPY, DILATATION, AND SOUNDING WITH A METAL SOUND (NOT HOLOGIC DEVICES) WERE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE ATTEMPTED ABLATION. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHEN THIS PERFORATION OCCURRED OR WHAT INSTRUMENT MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFO SURROUNDING THIS EVENT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    209412 NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM MNB HOLOGIC NS2000 12D13RA

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNK Other RADIO FREQUENCY CONTROLLER - SERIAL # UNK