FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

GREENLIGHT MOXY FIBER/MOXY LIQUID COOLED FIBER

MDR report key: 5541486 · Received March 29, 2016

Report

Report Number
MW5061407
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
March 29, 2016
Date of Event
March 25, 2016
Report Date
March 29, 2016
Manufacturer
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS
Product Code
GEX
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
2

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS (AMS), MOXY GREENLIGHT LASER FIBER, METALLIC TIP BROKE OFF OF THE FIBER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS AFTER INITIAL USE. THE METALLIC TIP WAS IMMEDIATELY RETRIEVED INTACT BY THE SURGEON, AND A NEW FIBER WAS UTILIZED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROCEDURE. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE PROSTATE. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED? NO.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
188717 GREENLIGHT MOXY FIBER/MOXY LIQUID COOLED FIBER MOXY LASER FIBER GEX AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS 10-2400 10-2400-546A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR