FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
ORAL PHARYNGEAL II DEL. KIT
MDR report key: 59580
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Received December 24, 1996
Report
- Report Number
- 2914019-1996-00013
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 24, 1996
- Date of Event
- November 13, 1996
- Report Date
- December 19, 1996
- Manufacturer
- COHERENT MEDICAL LASER GROUP
- Product Code
- GEX
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- UNKNOWN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
H6-INVESTIGATION AT USER FACILITY HAS SHOWN THAT THE DEVICE WAS TAMPERED WITH PRIOR TO EVENT. THE SPATULA WAS BENT AND THEREFORE LOOSE AT THE TIME IT WAS USED. H6-PREVIOUS CODE UNDER RESULTS AS 999 IS INCORRECT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT INGESTED SPATULA TIP FROM HANDPIECE. THE TIP BECAME DISLODGED DURING SURGERY WHEN THE PT MOVED THEIR HEAD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PT WAS RELOCATED TO A HOSPITAL TO HAVE THE TIP REMOVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ORAL PHARYNGEAL II DEL. KIT | CO2 DELIVERY DEVICE | GEX | COHERENT MEDICAL LASER GROUP | * | K951812 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNKNOWN | Required Intervention |