FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

COFLEX NL

MDR report key: 8731379 · Received June 24, 2019

Report

Report Number
MW5087595
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 24, 2019
Date of Event
June 2, 2019
Report Date
June 12, 2019
Manufacturer
ANDOVER HEALTHCARE INC.
Product Code
FQM
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PARENT PRESENTED (B)(6) PT FOR LAB COLLECTION AT ONE OF OUR CLINICS ON (B)(6) 2019. A CAPILLARY PUNCTURE WAS PERFORMED ON A FINGER. COFLEX NL WAS USED TO BANDAGE THE FINGER. PARENT NOTED SWELLING OF THE FINGER NEAR THE WRAP ON (B)(6) 2019, AND TOOK THE PT TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM. PT WAS EVALUATED AND A PORTION OF THE FINGER WAS DETERMINED TO BE NECROTIC. THE PT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A HAND SPECIALIST AT CHILDREN'S HOSP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED A PARTIAL AMPUTATION WAS NEEDED DUE TO RESTRICTED BLOOD FLOW FROM COFLEX BANDAGE. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR COFLEX BANDAGE USE FROM THE MFR OR OUR DISTRIBUTOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
523141 COFLEX NL BANDAGE, ELASTIC FQM ANDOVER HEALTHCARE INC. COFLEX NL

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 2 MO Other