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Lumenis investigated the reported events by contacting the user facility directly to obtain additional patient information, treatment settings and incident forms; additional information had been provided.A lumenis service engineer visited the site and examined the subject device, confirming that the et handpiece was difficult to connect and keep connected to the machine.Once the handpiece was finally secured, the et hp was allegedly not cooling enough.The handpiece was replaced with a new one, tested on the machine, and cooling felt satisfactory.The system was returned to the facility having met manufacturer's specifications and ready for use.A review of the subject device dhr confirmed that the subject device was manufactured and tested according to relevant procedures, tested before release, and shipped according to manufacturer's specifications.The device was manufactured on 31-dec-2012 and installed at the customer site on 21-mar-2013.A lumenis clinical training director and healthcare professional reviewed the information at hand and concluded "a (b)(6) y/0 patient undergoing laser hair removal had increased pain during her 4th treatment session.The clinician also noticed other patients complaining and herself felt the et tip was warmer than usual.Settings for fitzpatrick skin type ii /dark coarse hair was 28 joules/cm2 custom.1 degree burns were reported".The director concluded this event to result in a minor injury.Based on the information at hand a serious injury did not occur, however it is uncertain if the malfunction would likely lead to serious injury should it recur, and in an abundance of caution the company is reporting this event.Lumenis has opened an investigation regarding this complaint despite the fact that in this case, the malfunction didn't lead to a serious injury.The hp is expected to be returned to lumenis for further analysis.Upon receipt and completion of the failure analysis of the compliant device, if there is any further relevant information from that review, the complaint record will be updated and a supplemental medwatch will be filed.
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