FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
SINGLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE, 10FT, PINK
MDR report key: 7784680
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Received August 15, 2018
Report
- Report Number
- 3011394215-2018-00006
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- August 15, 2018
- Date of Event
- July 17, 2018
- Report Date
- July 17, 2018
- Manufacturer
- INVUITY, INC
- Product Code
- FST
- UDI-DI
- 00816728020202
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MO, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
DURING EVALUATION, IT WAS NOTED THAT BROKEN FIBERS WERE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE CABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CABLE EXHIBITED A CONCENTRATED NUMBER OF BROKEN FIBERS WHICH INDICATES MISHANDLING OF THE CABLE. THE CONCENTRATION OF BROKEN FIBERS LED TO AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE. INVUITY'S IFU CLEARLY STATES TO HANDLE THE CABLES WITH CARE AND NOT TO COIL THE CABLES TIGHTER THAN SIX (6) INCHES.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED DURING A HIP REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE, THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE DRAPE OF THE PATIENT. DURING USE, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE FIBER OPTIC CORD FELT HOT AND LEFT A BURN MARK ON THE DRAPE. THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR PRODUCT MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO PATIENT INJURY INVOLVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627933 | SINGLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE, 10FT, PINK | SINGLE FIBER OPTIC CABLE, 10FT, PINK | FST | INVUITY, INC | FC1SP | UNKNOWN | 00816728020202 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |