FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AIR DERMATOME HANDPIECE

MDR report key: 3871216 · Received April 16, 2014

Report

Report Number
1526350-2014-00285
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 16, 2014
Date of Event
March 1, 2014
Report Date
March 26, 2014
Manufacturer
ZIMMER SURGICAL
Product Code
GFD
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
UNKNOWN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR REPAIR AND EVALUATION. THE SERVICE RECORD INDICATES THAT THE DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED ON 11/06/2003 AND WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT MEDICREA ON 12/09/2013 FOR MAINTENANCE. EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE CONFIRMED THE DEVICE TO BE OUTSIDE CALIBRATION SPECIFICATIONS. REPAIR OF THE DEVICE INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF THE STANDARD REPAIR PARTS AND PROPER CALIBRATION OF THE DEVICE. IMPROPER HANDLING MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE IMPROPER CALIBRATION OF THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE WAS SERVICED AND RETURNED TO THE CUSTOMER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIR DERMATOME HANDPIECE HAD CALIBRATION FAILURE. THERE WAS PT INVOLVEMENT AND MORE SKIN HAS BEEN CUT OFF THAN USUAL AND NO ALTERNATE DEVICE WAS RETRIEVED FRO THE USE AND THE SURGERY WENT ON WITH A DELAY OF AROUND 10 MINUTES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
233407 AIR DERMATOME HANDPIECE AIR DERMATOME HANDPIECE GFD ZIMMER SURGICAL NA NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1