MAUDE MDR 8245807

MDR report key
8245807
Report number
1045254-2019-00024
Event key
0
Event type
3
Date of event
2018-12-13
Date received
2019-01-14
Adverse event
3
Product problem
3
Patients in event
0
Reporter occupation
100
Health professional
3
Initial report to FDA
3
Event location
3

Manufacturer Contact#

Contact
URIZA SHUMS
Address
6743 SOUTHPOINT DRIVE NORTH JACKSONVILLE FL 32216 US
Phone
904-904-9043
Report source
M
Manufacturer link flag
Y

Devices#

Seq, Brand, Generic table
SeqBrandGenericManufacturerProduct codeModelCatalogLotPMA510(k)ImplantEvaluatedAvailability
1NIM? EMG ELECTRODEELECTRODE, NEEDLEMEDTRONIC XOMED INC.GXZ822741182274110214752169Y R

Patients#

Sequence, Received, Treatment table
SequenceReceivedTreatmentOutcome
12019-01-140

Event Narratives#

N

Patient 1

IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.

D

Patient 1

A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (HCP) REPORTED VIA A DISTRIBUTOR THAT AFTER ALL THE ELECTRODES WERE SET FOR A PAROTIDECTOMY PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR CONFIRMED THAT ALL ELECTRODES ON THE MONITOR WERE CHECKED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE DOCTOR DID FURTHER TESTING BY PATTING THE PATIENT'S FACE, HE FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO REACTION FROM THE NERVES OF CHIN, THE PURPLE ELECTRODE. THE DOCTOR TRIED TO RESET THE ELECTRODE AND CHECKED ALL THE CONNECTIONS, HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL NO REACTION. FINALLY, THE DOCTOR USED A DIFFERENT PURPLE ELECTRODE TO COMPLETE THE SURGERY. THE SECOND PURPLE ELECTRODE COULD FUNCTION PROPERLY WITH THE SAME MAINFRAME. THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE DISPLAYED ON THE MONITOR. THE HCP NOTED THAT IT WAS THE INITIAL USE OF THE ELECTRODE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED DURING TESTING, THEREFORE THERE WAS NO STIM VALUE SINCE THE DOCTOR HAD NOT USED THE PROBE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED. THE SURGERY WAS DELAYED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THERE WAS NO PATIENT IMPACT OR INJURY.