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Catalog Number R00LX300 |
Device Problem
Temperature Problem (3022)
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Patient Problem
Burn, Thermal (2530)
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Event Type
Injury
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Event Description
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The customer reports to sales representative that a tebbetts fiberoptic retractor, product number (b)(4) (they believe is made by (b)(4)) was being used on a double mastectomy with reconstruction.The retractor was attached to an acmi fiberoptic cable product number g93 and that was plugged in to the lx300."the connection between the cord and the retractor gets hot and the surgeons have been dealing with this for years but never said anything.The patient had a 'belly' and they had to lean down causing 3 burns - 2 under the left breast and 1 at the midline.".
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Manufacturer Narrative
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To date, the device involved in the reported incident has not been received for evaluation.An investigation has been initiated based on the reported information.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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