FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CYSTOSCOPE

MDR report key: 5161820 · Received October 14, 2015

Report

Report Number
MW5057216
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 14, 2015
Date of Event
September 18, 2015
Report Date
October 14, 2015
Manufacturer
ACMI
Product Code
FAJ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

I RECEIVED MEDICAL PROCEDURE THAT INVOLVED A RIGID SCOPE TO LOOK AT MY BLADDER. I ACQUIRED AN INFECTION AFTER THE PROCEDURE. I SPOKE TO AN ACQUAINTANCE AND THE TOPIC OF THIRD PARTY REPAIR CAME UP AND THE FACT THAT NO COMPANY WILL VALIDATE STERILITY OF ANY ITEM THAT IS REPAIRED BY A THIRD PARTY COMPANY ONLY STANDING BEHIND AND VALIDATING STERILITY FROM THE OEM. ARE THESE REPAIR COMPANIES REGULATED BY THE FDA AND IF NOT WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO REPAIR MEDICAL DEVICES AND THEN BE USED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT BEING VALIDATED FOR STERILITY? WHY AS A PATIENT ISN'T ANY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER NOTIFYING ME THAT THEY WERE USING SUCH INSTRUMENTATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
678313 CYSTOSCOPE CYSTOSCOPE FAJ ACMI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other