FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AQUACEL® FOAM ADH  12.5X12.5

MDR report key: 5101156 · Received September 24, 2015

Report

Report Number
2320643-2015-30243
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 24, 2015
Date of Event
December 30, 2013
Report Date
February 27, 2014
Manufacturer
WEBTEC CONVERTING, LLC
Product Code
NAC
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CONVATEC IS SUBMITTING THIS REPORT AS A RESULT OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONVATEC REMEDIATION (B)(4). ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING THIS EVENT AFTER FILING THIS REPORT WILL BE FILED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT (MEDWATCH 3500A).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE CLINICIAN REPORTED THAT A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AQUACEL DRESSING HAD NOT ADHERED TO THE NON-SURGICAL WOUND ON THE PATIENT'S LEG AND THIS ALLOWED THE EXUDATE TO LEAK OUT OF THE DRESSING BEFORE IT COULD BE ABSORBED BY THE AQUACEL COMPONENT OF THE DRESSING. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLINICIAN BELIEVES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ADHESIVE. THE SKIN HAD BEEN CLEANED AND THEN SKIN PREP WAS APPLIED PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF THE FOAM. THE AQUACEL DRESSING WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
631249 AQUACEL® FOAM ADH  12.5X12.5 DRESSING,WOUND,HYDROPHILI NAC WEBTEC CONVERTING, LLC 420619

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 92 YR