FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SALIVART ORAL MOISTURIZER

MDR report key: 854439 · Received May 22, 2007

Report

Report Number
1519179-2007-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 22, 2007
Date of Event
March 12, 2007
Report Date
May 21, 2007
Manufacturer
GEBAUER CO.
Product Code
LFD
PMA / PMN Number
981693
Removal / Correction Number
1519179-2/2-07-001-R
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
NOT APPLICABLE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION ARE INCONCLUSIVE AS TO WHETHER THE ADVERSE EVENT WAS CAUSED BY SALIVART OR IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE PTS UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES OR MEDICAL TREATMENTS. THE HOSPITAL COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PT'S ILLNESS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PT HAD THREE CANS OF SALIVART AFFECTED BY THE RECALL (1 CAN OF LOT 06AA001 AND 2 CANS OF LOT 06AA006) THAT SHE USED FOR 5 TO 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO BECOMING ILL. THE PT HAD BEEN USING ONE OF THE CANS REPEATEDLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO BECOMING ILL. THEREFORE, SINCE THESE THREE CANS HAD BEEN USED WITHOUT INCIDENT BY THE PT PRIOR TO BECOMING ILL, THESE THREE CANS MAY NOT HAVE CONTAINED ANY OF THE LOW LEVELS OF CONTAMINATION FOUND BY GEBAUER DURING TESTING. BASED ON THE INCONCLUSIVE FINDINGS INTO THE CAUSE OF THE ADVERSE EVENT, WE CAN NOT VERIFY THAT THE ILLNESSES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINTS WERE NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO SALIVART.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PT HAD BEEN USING SALIVART ORAL MOISTURIZER (1 CAN OF LOT 06AA001 AND 2 CANS OF LOT 06AA006) FOR 5 TO 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO BECOMING ILL. THE PT BEGAN EXPERIENCING NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 7 WEEKS DUE TO DEHYDRATION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SALIVART ORAL MOISTURIZER SALIVART LFD GEBAUER CO. 0386-009-75 06AA001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 65 YR Hospitalization