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Catalog Number 26-1221 |
Device Problem
Failure to Cut (2587)
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Patient Problem
No Information (3190)
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Event Date 07/08/2012 |
Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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Affiliate reported that the hospital had difficulty using a total of 14 perforators, which were all reported to the sales rep on a single day.They were blunt and did not cut well.As a result it was estimated that the surgery was delayed for approximately 35 minutes.Reference affiliated complaints # (b)(4).We recently revised our mdr reporting procedures based on feedback from a recent fda audit that was conducted in 2013.Once the changes were made to the procedures, we conducted retrospective review of our product complaints and mdr files.The attached mdr report is being filed as result of those changes we made to our internal mdr reporting procedures.In addition, a new complaint of (b)(4) was generated as additional follow-up reports could no longer be generated in the old system.Please refer to complaint (b)(4).A follow-up is being generated because of the medwatch is being reclassified from malfunction to serious injury.
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Manufacturer Narrative
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We recently revised our mdr reporting procedures based on feedback from a recent fda audit that was conducted in 2013.Once the changes were made to the procedures, we conducted retrospective review of our product complaints and mdr files.The attached mdr report is being filed as result of those changes we made to our internal mdr reporting procedures.In addition, a new complaint of (b)(4) was generated as additional follow-up reports could no longer be generated in the old system.Please refer to complaint (b)(4).A follow-up is being generated because b1 of the medwatch is being reclassified from malfunction to serious injury.
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