LIFECELL REVOLVE (OEM VERSION OF GID 700)
Report
- Report Number
- 3009964461-2013-00001
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- July 27, 2013
- Date of Event
- June 12, 2013
- Report Date
- July 26, 2013
- Manufacturer
- THE GID GROUP INC.
- Product Code
- MUU
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- NJ, US
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
POSSIBLE INFECTION IN THE SURGICAL SITE IS A FUNCTION OF STERILITY OF MANY INSTRUMENTS AND DEVICES AND TECHNIQUE, INCLUDING TUBING SETS, CANNULA, SKIN PREPARATION, OPERATING ROOM CLEANLINESS, SURGICAL TECHNIQUE, AND THE PATIENT SKIN FLORA, IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER FACTORS. BASED ON GID GROUP INVESTIGATION WHICH SHOWS NO INDICATION OF DEVICE MALFUNCTION, NO OTHER REPORTED INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REVOLVE LOT # 10208, AND THE NEGATIVE CULTURE REPORT, GID CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS A VERY HIGH PROBABILITY THAT THE REVOLVE DEVICE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO REPORTED STERILE ABSCESS. THERE ARE 100 UNITS IN LOT # 10208. SIXTY OF THE UNITS HAVE BEEN CONSUMED (USED). THERE ARE NO REPORTED INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE OTHER UNITS IN THE LOT. GID WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR REVOLVE DEVICES FOR ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF INFECTION. (B)(4).
LIFECELL CORPORATION COMPLAINT (B)(4) DATED (B)(4) 2013 SUBMITTED TO GID GROUP INC (MANUFACTURER AND FILER OF THIS REPORT) NOTED "INFECTION" 2 WEEKS POST-OP WITH POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY. PHYSICIAN DRAINED PUS FROM ABSCESS; ABSCESS CULTURE CAME BACK NEGATIVE, PATIENT HAD STERILE ABSCESS. GID CONVERSATION WITH PHYSICIAN - (B)(6): PATIENT PREVIOUSLY TREATED FOR LUMPECTOMY AT SITE OF ABSCESS, PROCEDURE WAS AUTOLOGOUS FAT TRANSFER REVISION TO RIGHT BREAST FOLLOWING LUMPECTOMY; PATIENT PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS AFTER PHYSICIAN EXAMINED AND DRAINED ABSCESS; A SWAB OF ABSCESS FLUID SUBMITTED BY PHYSICIAN FOR CULTURE, RESULTS NEGATIVE; PATIENT IS DOING FINE, NOT SERIOUS OR LIFE-THREATENING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351920 | LIFECELL REVOLVE (OEM VERSION OF GID 700) | SUCTION LIPOPLASTY SYSTEM - CODE MUU | MUU | THE GID GROUP INC. | REVOLVE | 10208 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 YR | Other |