FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LIGHTRAIL SINGLE USE FIBER

MDR report key: 4350974 · Received December 12, 2014

Report

Report Number
3006897895-2014-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 12, 2014
Date of Event
May 12, 2014
Report Date
December 11, 2014
Manufacturer
STARMEDTEC GMBH
Product Code
GEX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NZ
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE EVAL ANTICIPATED, NOT YET BEGUN. THE DEVICE HAS NOT YET BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFO FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED. THIS EVENT OCCURRED IN (B)(6).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO ONE OF TWO DEVICES USED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. REFER TO MFR REPORT # 3006897895-2014-00001 FOR INFO ON THE OTHER ASSOCIATED DEVICE USED IN THE SAME PROCEDURE. IT WAS REPORTED TO STARMEDTEC THAT A LIGHT TRAIL SINGLE USE LASER FIBER WAS USED DURING A URETEROSCOPY AND LASER TRIPSY PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, DURING THE PROCEDURE THE TIP OF THE LASER FIBER BROKE OFF INSIDE THE PT. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE BROKEN FRAGMENT WAS NOT RETRIEVED AND WAS NOT OBVIOUSLY VISIBLE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER LIGHTRAIL LASER FIBER. THERE WERE NO REPORTED PT COMPLICATIONS DUE TO THE EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
808062 LIGHTRAIL SINGLE USE FIBER POWERED LASER SURGICAL INSTRUMENT GEX STARMEDTEC GMBH 2013-00449

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1