FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SIDEFIRE LASER PROBE

MDR report key: 8256919 · Received January 16, 2019

Report

Report Number
MW5083191
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 16, 2019
Date of Event
July 20, 2018
Report Date
February 25, 2019
Manufacturer
MONTERIS MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
GEX
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ADD'L INFO REC'D FROM REPORTER ON 02/27/2019 FOR MW5083191: WE WORKED WITH THE MFR AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW A MALFUNCTION IN THE SIDEFIRE LASER PROBE THAT CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT. THIS MDR IS RELATED TO MW5083191 WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO THE FDA ON 17JAN2019. THIS MDR IS THE SUPPLEMENTAL TO THAT REPORT THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING UPDATES: MFR LIST WAS PREVIOUSLY INCORRECT. THE CORRECT MFR IS CAPTURED WITHIN THIS REPORT. THE EVENT REPORT TYPE WAS PREVIOUSLY MARKED AS PRODUCT PROBLEM. THE REPORT TYPE IS SERIOUS INJURY AS INDICATED IN THIS REPORT. THE PREVIOUS REPORT STATED NO ADVERSE EVENTS. THE REPORT SHOULD HAVE STATED YES, AS INDICATED IN THIS REPORT. THE EVENT DESCRIPTION WAS INACCURATELY CAPTURED IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT AND IS UPDATED IN THIS REPORT. THE PREVIOUS REPORT ALSO DID NOT CALL OUT CONCOMITANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS WHICH ARE CAPTURED IN THIS REPORT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FDA RECALL IN RELATION TO INADVERTENT PROBE HEATING. PT TREATED WITH STEREOTACTIC LASER FOR INTRACTABLE EPILEPSY, TO AVOID A CRANIOTOMY. PT DEVELOPED COMPLICATIONS POST-OP RESULTING IN BLEEDING AND NEURO-DEFICITS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
48400 SIDEFIRE LASER PROBE NEUROBLATE PROBE POWERED LASER SURGICAL INSTRUMENT GEX MONTERIS MEDICAL CORP.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 9 YR Other