MAUDE Adverse Event Report: NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT MEXICO SA NELLCOR; OXIMETER

Model Number D25L

Device Problem Patient Device Interaction Problem (4001)

Patient Problems Burn(s) (1757); Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn (2694); Joint Contracture (4528); Blister (4537)

Event Date 07/01/2022

Event Type  Injury  

Manufacturer Narrative

Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, during use, about 7 hours after the sensor was put on, the patient's finger where it was worn on was tingling.When the nurse checked the part it was worn on, there was a small blister on the nail root (lunula side) skin. the blisters in the part where it was first worn on had expanded from the following day, so it was diagnosed by a dermatologist as a medical-related device compression wound or a low temperature burn.

Manufacturer Narrative

Additional information: b1, b5, g3, h1, h6 new information has been received pertaining to the event.This event has been reassessed and the reportability has been determined to be a serious injury.Medtronic is submitting this report to comply with fda reporting regulations under 21 cfr parts 4 and 803.This report is based upon information obtained by medtronic, which the company may not have been able to fully investigate or verify prior to the date the report was required by the fda.Medtronic has made reasonable efforts to obtain more complete information and has provided as much relevant information as is available to the company as of the submission date of this report.This report does not constitute an admission or a conclusion by fda, medtronic, or its employees that the device, medtronic, or its employee caused or contributed to the event described in the report.In particular, this report does not constitute an admission by anyone that the product described in this report has any ¿defects¿ or has ¿malfunctioned¿.These words are included in the fda 3500a form and are fixed items for selection created by the fda to categorize the type of event solely for the purpose of regulatory reporting.Medtronic objects to the use of these words and others like them because of the lack of definition and the connotations implied by these terms.This statement should be included with any information or report disclosed to the public under the freedom of information act.Any required fields that are unpopulated are blank because the information is currently unknown or unavailable.A good faith effort will be made to obtain the applicable information relevant to the report.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.

Event Description

According to the reporter, about 6 hours and 50 minutes after the sensor was put on the patient's finger, the patient complained of numbness and tingling in the worn fingers.When the nurse checked the part it was worn on, there was a small blister on the nail root (lunula side) skin. the blisters in the part where it was first worn on had expanded from the following day, so it was diagnosed by a dermatologist as a medical-related device compression wound or a low temperature heat injury of degree ii.The patient had symptoms of fever, but patient could move independently, so the position was not fixed, including bedridden.A cream was applied.The patient had not recovered after being discharged from the hospital, and visited the clinic in december.The patient was introduced to a plastic surgery clinic and it was confirmed the bending limit of the dip (distal interphalangeal) joint.

• Brand Name: NELLCOR
• Type of Device: OXIMETER
• Manufacturer (Section D): NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT MEXICO SA; boulevard insurgentes 19030; tijuana 22225 ; MX 22225
• Manufacturer (Section G): NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT MEXICO SA; boulevard insurgentes 19030; tijuana 22225 ; MX 22225
• Manufacturer Contact: justin ellis ; 8200 coral sea st ne; mounds view, MN 55112 ; 7635265677
• MDR Report Key: 16184784
• MDR Text Key: 308859806
• Report Number: 1282497-2023-00002
• Device Sequence Number: 1
• Product Code: DQA
• UDI-Device Identifier: 30884522000851
• UDI-Public: 30884522000851
• Combination Product (y/n): N
• Reporter Country Code: JA
• PMA/PMN Number: K993637
• Number of Events Reported: 1
• Summary Report (Y/N): N
• Report Source: Manufacturer
• Source Type: Foreign,Health Professional,Company Representative
• Reporter Occupation: Other
• Type of Report: Initial,Followup
• Report Date: 02/02/2023

1 Device was Involved in the Event

1 Patient was Involved in the Event

• Date FDA Received: 01/17/2023
• Is this an Adverse Event Report?: Yes
• Is this a Product Problem Report?: Yes
• Device Operator: Health Professional
• Device Model Number: D25L
• Device Catalogue Number: D25L
• Was Device Available for Evaluation?: No
• Is the Reporter a Health Professional?: No
• Date Manufacturer Received: 01/18/2023
• Is the Device Single Use?: Yes
• Is This a Reprocessed and Reused Single-Use Device?: No
• Type of Device Usage: Initial
• Patient Sequence Number: 1
• Patient Outcome(s): Other
• Patient Age: 24 YR
• Patient Sex: Female