FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM

MDR report key: 920619 · Received September 26, 2007

Report

Report Number
1222780-2007-00028
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 26, 2007
Date of Event
August 24, 2007
Report Date
August 28, 2007
Manufacturer
CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS
Product Code
MNB
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
IL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE INVOLVED IN THIS EVENT WAS NOT RETURNED TO CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS, THEREFORE, AN INVESTIGATION WAS UNABLE TO BE PERFORMED. BECAUSE THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED, AN INVESTIGATION OR REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE DEVICE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PERFORMED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED THUS NO CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

USER FACILITY REPORTED THE DAY FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL UTERINE ABLATION USING THE NOVASURE SYSTEM, THE PATIENT COMPLAINED OF FEVER AND WAS ADMITTED. ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT WAS GIVEN FOR POSITIVE VAGINAL CULTURES (GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS). BLOOD CULTURES WERE NEGATIVE. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED WITHIN 48 HOURS WITH NO FURTHER SYMPTOMS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NOVASURE IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED EA SYSTEM RADIO FREQUENCY ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION MNB CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS NS2000 UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Hospitalization| R