FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

4 LESION NT2000¿ PAIN MANAGEMENT RF GENERATOR

MDR report key: 7121578 · Received December 15, 2017

Report

Report Number
3002953813-2017-00050
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 15, 2017
Date of Event
November 20, 2017
Report Date
February 8, 2018
Manufacturer
NEUROTHERM, INC
Product Code
GXD
PMA / PMN Number
K111576
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
UK
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE REPORTED ERROR MESSAGE WAS ABLE TO BE REPRODUCED DURING SIMULATION. A FUSE BLOWN ERROR APPEARED ON THE SCREEN, AND WAS TRACED BACK TO THE RF CONTROL BOARD. BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ABBOTT AND THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED, THE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED ERROR MESSAGE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY RF CONTROL BOARD THAT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD WAS REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT EACH MANUFACTURING AND INSPECTION OPERATION WAS PERFORMED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A CERVICAL ABLATION PROCEDURE, AN ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE PROCEDURE WAS CANCELLED. THREE CERVICAL LESIONS WERE COMPLETED, HOWEVER WHEN THE 4TH LESION WAS ATTEMPTED, A CONTINUOUS ALARM TONE WITH A "FUSE BLOWN" ERROR DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. THE PROCEDURE WAS CANCELLED AND THERE WERE NO PATIENT CONSEQUENCES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
899835 4 LESION NT2000¿ PAIN MANAGEMENT RF GENERATOR GENERATOR, LESION, RADIOFREQUENCY GXD NEUROTHERM, INC RFG-NT-2000 6075342

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other