LIGHT GUIDE, A225F3.5-NA SNOWD
Report
- Report Number
- 1222895-2013-00026
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 30, 2013
- Report Date
- October 30, 2013
- Manufacturer
- INTEGRA BURLINGTON, MA, INC.
- Product Code
- FCW
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
TO DATE THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE REPORTED INCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR EVALUATION. AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED BASED ON THE REPORTED INFORMATION.
DEALER REPORTS THE PATIENT WAS BURNED AT THE CONNECTOR SITE FOR HE CORD AND THE LIGHTED BREAST RETRACTOR. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT ONE CORD WAS INVOLVED IN TWO DIFFERENT CASES. THE PATIENT SUFFERED A SMALL 2ND DEGREE BURN DURING A BREAST AUGMENTATION REQUIRING TREATMENT OF COLD SALINE, SILVADENE CREAM, AND TELFA. NEITHER CASE WAS DELAYED AND BOTH CASES WERE COMPLETED WITHIN THIS SURGEONS TIME GUIDELINE IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE EQUIPMENT WAS FOUND TO BE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF SURGERY. NO OTHER DEVICES OR INSTRUMENTATION WERE REQUIRED AS A RESULT OF THIS. THESE RETRACTORS AND LIGHT CORD HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR REQUIRED ANY THIRD PARTY REFURBISHING. A SECOND PATIENT WAS ALSO BURNED WITH THE FIBER-OPTIC LIGHT CABLE. BOTH INCIDENTS INVOLVED THE SAME SURGEON. THE SAME CABLE WAS USED IN BOTH INSTANCES. ON (B)(6) 2013, DEALER REPORTS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE RETRACTORS WAS USED, DOESN'T KNOW WHICH - TEBBETTS BREAST RETRACTORS. PRODUCT #: 88-1088, SERIAL #: (B)(4); PRODUCT #: 88-1087, SERIAL #: (B)(4); PRODUCT #: 88-1086, SERIAL #: (B)(4). ON (B)(6) 2013 DEALER TRYING TO GET LIGHT SOURCE INFORMATION FROM USER. PATIENT #1 OF 2.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556797 | LIGHT GUIDE, A225F3.5-NA SNOWD | NA | FCW | INTEGRA BURLINGTON, MA, INC. | F215W |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 YR |