FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
LINA POWER MORCELLATOR
MDR report key: 8320285
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Received February 7, 2019
Report
- Report Number
- MW5083832
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- February 7, 2019
- Date of Event
- July 19, 2017
- Report Date
- February 6, 2019
- Manufacturer
- LINA MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AG
- Product Code
- NWV
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- PA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
THE PATIENT UNDERWENT POWER MORCELLATION USING THE VERSION OF THIS DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY LINA DURING THE COURSE OF A ROBOTIC MYOMECTOMY PROCEDURE FOR SYMPTOMATIC FIBROID DISEASE, ASSUMED TO BE BENIGN. THE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED AT (B)(6) HOSPITAL IN (B)(6). THE PATIENT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A UTERINE SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA MASQUERADING AS A FIBROID DISEASE- DESPITE CONCERNING FEATURES AND CLINICAL SYMPTOMS. THE PATIENT WAS NOT CONSENTED FOR THE USE OF A POWER MORCELLATOR DURING THE MYOMECTOMY OPERATION. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS, THE PATIENT DEVELOPED EXTENSIVE ABDOMINAL SARCOMATOSIS AND IS NOW BATTLING AN ADVANCED STAGE IATROGENIC ABDOMINAL SARCOMATOSIS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106793 | LINA POWER MORCELLATOR | LAPAROSCOPE, GYNECOLOGIC AND ACCESSORIES | NWV | LINA MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS AG |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 37 YR | Hospitalization| L| O| R| S |