FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
MILLENNIUM SURGICAL FIBER OPTIC RETRACTOR
MDR report key: 5681349
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Received May 26, 2016
Report
- Report Number
- 5681349
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 26, 2016
- Date of Event
- January 7, 2016
- Report Date
- May 13, 2016
- Manufacturer
- ELMED INC
- Product Code
- GAD
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
AT WOUND CLOSURE A BURN (BLISTER-2ND DEGREE) ON PATIENT'S UPPER LATERAL RIGHT CHEST, SIZE 3 X 1.5 CM WAS NOTICED. BURN WAS CAUSED BY THE USE OF A LIGHTED FIBER OPTIC BREAST RETRACTOR. WOUND WAS DRESSED WITH BACITRACIN OINTMENT, TELFA DRESSING AND TEGADERM PER MD ORDER. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FIBER CABLE AND THE RETRACTOR GETS VERY HOT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337212 | MILLENNIUM SURGICAL FIBER OPTIC RETRACTOR | RETRACTOR | GAD | ELMED INC | E0316 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 47 YR | Other | FIBER OPTIC LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHT CABLE |