FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

PADGETT MODEL S SLIMLINE ELECTRIC DERMATOME

MDR report key: 3181377 · Received June 14, 2013

Report

Report Number
3004608878-2013-00113
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 14, 2013
Report Date
June 14, 2013
Manufacturer
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA
Product Code
GFD
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

TO DATE, THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE REPORTED INCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BASED UPON THE REPORTED INFORMATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE DEVICE NEEDED RECALIBRATION. THERE WAS PATIENT CONTACT BUT NO INJURY/DEATH ALLEGED. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED AND ON 06/10/2013, THE FOLLOWING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE RN/SURGERY CLINICAL COORDINATOR: A (B)(6) MALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A DEBRIDEMENT WITH SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT (STSG) BILATERAL LEGS. THE REASON THE DERMATOME NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED WAS BECAUSE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT HARVESTING THE SKIN, THE DERMATOME SKIPPED/BOUNCED ACROSS THE SKIN A COUPLE TIMES. THE SKIN HARVESTED HAD HOLES IN, IT WAS MISSHAPEN, AND WAS TOO NARROW. THE SURGEON REPOSITIONED THE DERMATOME AND ATTEMPTED AT ANOTHER SITE WITH THE SAME RESULT. THE SURGEON REQUESTED ANOTHER DERMATOME. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES FOR ANOTHER DERMATOME TO BE BROUGHT TO THE ROOM, OPENED ONTO THE FIELD, AND HOOKED UP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
270659 PADGETT MODEL S SLIMLINE ELECTRIC DERMATOME SKIN GRAFT PRODUCTS GFD INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION OH/USA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Required Intervention