FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LEEP SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5736723 · Received June 20, 2016

Report

Report Number
1216677-2016-00045
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
June 20, 2016
Date of Event
May 6, 2016
Report Date
November 10, 2016
Manufacturer
COOPERSURGICAL, INC.
Product Code
HGI
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

COOPERSURGICAL INC. IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE REPORTED COMPLAINT CONDITION. THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THE COMPLAINT HAS NOT YET BEEN RETURNED BY THE CUSTOMER FOR EVALUATION. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE FILED. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

REF E-COMPLAINT-(B)(4). PLEASE FIND ATTACHED THE LEEP 1000 FINAL MDR SUBMISSION PACKAGE, REGARDING ALL INITIAL MDR'S, AND RETRO REVIEW INITIAL MDR'S FILED FOR REPORTS OF INTERMITTENT FUNCTION DURING USE. THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE ARE AS FOLLOWS: · LEEP SYSTEM INVESTIGATION SUMMARY · LEEP 1000 TECH BULLETIN COVER LETTER · TECH SERVICE BULLETIN 12151 · PROJECT #(B)(4)- LEEP SYSTEM 1000 ROOT CAUSE. THIS CONCLUDES COOPERSURGICAL' S ROOT CAUSE INVESTIGATION. COOPERSURGICAL, INC. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE COMPLAINT CONDITION FOR TENDING AND SAFETY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SUMMARY SURGERY/PROCEDURE EVENT (B)(6). INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: LEEP PROCEDURE, GROUNDING PAD LOCATED ON UPPER LEFT THIGH, PLUGGED INTO MACHINE, WHEN THE PHYSICIAN WAS USING CUTTING FEATURE AT 46W POWER THERE WERE NO ISSUES, AND THEN UNIT WAS SWITCHED OVER TO CAUTERY TOOL, UNIT POWER WAS SET AT 36W, HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCEDURE WHEN USING BALL TO CAUTERIZE, PATIENT JUMPED AND CLAIMED OF PAIN, INSULATED SPECULUM IN PLACE, DR WITHDREW CAUTERIZE TOOL AND OBSERVED 2 BURNED SPOTS ON SIDES OF PROCEDURE AREA. PROCEDURE WAS IMMEDIATELY HALTED AND DIFFERENT METHODS WERE USED TO TREAT PATIENT NATURE OF INJURY - BURN. LOCATION OF INJURY ON BODY - VAGINA. HARM - TEMPORARY, INTERVENTION NEEDED. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

SUMMARYSURGERY/PROCEDURE EVENT (B)(4). INCIDENT DESCRIPTION: LEEP PROCEDURE, GROUNDING PAD LOCATED ON UPPER LEFT THIGH, PLUGGED INTO MACHINE, WHEN THE PHYSICIAN WAS USING CUTTING FEATURE AT 46W POWER THERE WERE NO ISSUES, AND THEN UNIT WAS SWITCHED OVER TO CAUTERY TOOL, UNIT POWER WAS SET AT 36W, HALFWAY THROUGH THE PROCEDURE WHEN USING BALL TO CAUTERIZE, PATIENT JUMPED AND CLAIMED OF PAIN, INSULATED SPECULUM IN PLACE, DR WITHDREW CAUTERIZE TOOL AND OBSERVED 2 BURNED SPOTS ON SIDES OF PROCEDURE AREA. PROCEDURE WAS IMMEDIATELY HALTED AND DIFFERENT METHODS WERE USED TO TREAT PATIENT. NATURE OF INJURY - BURN, LOCATION OF INJURY ON BODY - VAGINA, HARM - TEMPORARY, INTERVENTION NEEDED. REFERENCE E-COMPLAINT (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
391859 LEEP SYSTEM LEEP SYSTEM HGI COOPERSURGICAL, INC. 52969 N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R