MAUDE MDR 6568572

MDR report key
6568572
Report number
1722554-2017-00002
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date of event
2017-04-20
Date received
2017-05-16
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
1
Health professional
3
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
3

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
KATHARINE TARPLEY
Address
3015 CARRINGTON MILL BLVD MORRISVILLE NC 27560 US
Phone
919-919-9194
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1LMA MAD NASAL WITHOUT SYRINGENEBULIZER, MEDICINAL,NON-VENTILATORYTELEFLEX MEDICALCCQMAD300151037Y R

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12017-05-160

Event Narratives#

N

Patient 1

(B)(4). NO SAMPLE DEVICE WAS RETURNED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THERE WAS NO PHOTO FOR REVIEW. THEREFORE NO TESTING OR PHYSICAL EVALUATION WAS ABLE TO BE PERFORMED. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD REVIEW FOR THE DEVICE LOT NUMBER REPORTED SHOWED NO ISSUES RELATED TO THIS COMPLAINT. ALL TESTING METHODS PERFORMED BY QA ON THIS BATCH WERE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT CANNOT BE CONFIRMED BASED ONLY ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. IF THE DEVICE BECOMES AVAILABLE AT A LATER DATE THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.

D

Patient 1

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE "ANESTHETIC COULD NOT BE SPRAYED OUT FROM THE ATOMIZER". ALLEGED MALFUNCTION REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING USE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED INSTEAD. IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION NECESSARY. PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "FINE".

N

Patient 1

(B)(4). THE SAMPLE WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A VISUAL EXAM WAS PERFORMED ON THE SAMPLE WAS IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THERE WAS AN OCCLUSION ON THE TIP. FUNCTIONAL TESTING WAS ALSO PERFORMED AND THE OCCLUSION WAS CONFIRMED. A DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW WAS PERFORMED AND THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND THAT COULD RELATE TO THE REPORTED COMPLAINT. BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION PERFORMED, THE REPORTED COMPLAINT WAS CONFIRMED. THE ROOT CAUSE IS ATTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE SOLVENT ON THE TIP, CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF THE ATOMIZATION HOLE. THIS OPERATION IS DONE MANUALLY, THE ROOT CAUSE IS RELATED TO OPERATOR ERROR. THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE AN ISOLATED EVENT AS THE PRODUCT WAS MANUFACTURED 29-OCT-2015 AND NO OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM JUNE 2014 TO PRESENT. A NON-CONFORMANCE WAS OPENED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

D

Patient 1

CUSTOMER COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE "ANESTHETIC COULD NOT BE SPRAYED OUT FROM THE ATOMIZER". ALLEGED MALFUNCTION REPORTED TO HAVE OCCURRED DURING USE. A NEW DEVICE WAS USED INSTEAD. IT WAS REPORTED THERE WAS NO MEDICAL INTERVENTION NECESSARY. PATIENT CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "FINE".