FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
PROVOX2 VOICE PROSTHESIS
MDR report key: 864711
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Received May 29, 2007
Report
- Report Number
- 8032044-2007-00005
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- May 29, 2007
- Report Date
- May 28, 2007
- Manufacturer
- ATOS MEDICAL AB
- Product Code
- EWL
- PMA / PMN Number
- K971244
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- BE
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE BLUE RING WAS MISSING WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS RETURNED. GLUE RESIDUE INSIDE THE PROSTHESIS SHOWS THAT THE MISSING RING HAS BEEN GLUED TO THE PROSTHESIS ACCORDING TO SPEC. INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DURING INSERTION THE DOCTOR DISCOVERED THAT THE BLUE RING (VALVE SEAT) INSIDE THE PROSTHESIS WAS MISSING. THE DOCTOR TRIED TO INSERT THE PROSTHESIS ANYWAY, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE DOCTOR INITIALLY CLAIMED THAT THE BLUE RING WAS MISSING WHEN THE PRODUCT WAS OPENED, BUT WAS LATER UNCERTAIN IF IT HAD BEEN THERE OR NOT. PT HAVE BEEN X-RAYED TO CONFIRM THAT THE BLUE RING DIDN'T FALL INTO THE TRACHEA OF THE PT. NO EFFECT ON PT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROVOX2 VOICE PROSTHESIS | VOICE PROSTHESIS | EWL | ATOS MEDICAL AB | PROVOX2 6MM | 0611080 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YR |