FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
UNIDRIVE GYN MORCELLATOR MOTOR SYSTEM
MDR report key: 5601706
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Received April 22, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 9610617-2016-00044
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- April 22, 2016
- Date of Event
- June 21, 2010
- Report Date
- April 14, 2016
- Manufacturer
- KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG TUTTLINGEN, GERMANY
- Product Code
- GCJ
- PMA / PMN Number
- K061180
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- DC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- ATTORNEY
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE DEVICE. NOT RETURNED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ALLEGEDLY, ON (B)(6) 2010 THE PATIENT UNDERWENT A GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY FOR AN ENLARGING FIBROID TUMOR IN WHICH A MORCELLATOR WAS USED AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE LEIOMYOSARCOMA AFTER THE SURGERY BASED ON THE PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE MORCELLATED TISSUES. ON (B)(6) 2012 HER CANCER HAD SPREAD, MANIFESTING IN A PELVIC MASS AS WELL AS A PELVIC NODULE. SHE DIED ON (B)(6) 2015 FROM METASTATIC UTERINE LEIOMYOSARCOMA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257192 | UNIDRIVE GYN MORCELLATOR MOTOR SYSTEM | MORCELLATOR | GCJ | KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG TUTTLINGEN, GERMANY | 26711101-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death |