FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LIGHTSHEER ET

MDR report key: 3876953 · Received June 17, 2014

Report

Report Number
1720381-2014-00040
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2014
Date of Event
May 20, 2014
Report Date
June 17, 2014
Manufacturer
RH USA, INC.
Product Code
GEX
PMA / PMN Number
K003614
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REASONABLE ATTEMPTS BY PHONE AND FAX WERE MADE TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION FROM THE USER FACILITY FOR THE REPORTED EVENT INCLUDING PATIENT INFORMATION, PATIENT PHOTOGRAPHS, TREATMENT SETTINGS, SUN EXPOSURE AND TEST PATCH, HOWEVER NONE WAS RECEIVED OTHER THAN THE INITIAL REPORT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE SUBJECT DEVICE BY A LUMENIS TECHNICAL EXPERT CONCLUDED THAT THE DEVICE REQUIRED CALIBRATION OF THE OUTPUT ENERGY. IT WAS FURTHER NOTED BY THE EXPERT THAT FOLLOWING CALIBRATION AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF THE DEVICE, ALL OUTPUTS ARE WITHIN MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. SUBJECT DEVICE MALFUNCTION IS NOT THE SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE EVENTS REPORTED. THEREFORE; LUMENIS IS UNABLE TO EVALUATE TREATMENT PARAMETERS TO DETERMINE THEIR APPROPRIATENESS FOR TREATMENT AND TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. SHOULD MORE INFORMATION BE REPORTED A FOLLOW-UP MDR WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A USER FACILITY REPORTED THAT ONE (1) PATIENT SUSTAINED A BURN OF UNKNOWN SEVERITY TO THE ARM FOLLOWING HAIR REMOVAL TREATMENT WITH A LUMENIS LIGHTSHEER ET LASER. NO REPORT OF SERIOUS INJURY WAS INITIALLY RECEIVED AT THE TIME THE PATIENT EVENTS WERE REPORTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
354663 LIGHTSHEER ET SOLID STATE AESTHETIC LASER DELIVERY DEVICE GEX RH USA, INC. LIGHTSHEER ET

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other