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PROVOX SILICONE GLUE

Received Nov 25, 2015

Report 8032044-2015-00009 · MDR key 5249521

Device

Generic name

Adhesive Glue

Manufacturer

Atos Medical Ab

Catalog number

7720

Lot number

1506120

Product problems

  • Insufficient Device Problem Information

Patient

Not reported

  • Burn(s)

Narrative

Additional Manufacturer Narrative

THE SILICONE GLUE WAS INVESTIGATED. NOTHING STRANGE WAS FOUND AND GLUE HAD A FULL FUNCTIONALITY. THE VISCOSITY OF THE GLUE WAS FOUND TO BE NORMAL. PATIENT PHOTO SHOWS SKIN IRRITATION/DISCOMFORT AROUND THE STOMA. REACTIONS TO ADHESIVES SOMETIMES OCCUR. IN MANUAL UNDER CAUTION, IT CAN BE READ HOW TO DO WHEN THE USER HAS SKIN IRRITATION OR OTHER DISCOMFORT. CONCLUSION: NO PRODUCT ERROR. INFORM THE USER NOT TO USE THE PRODUCT WHEN SKIN IRRITATION OR OTHER DISCOMFORT OCCURS.

Description of Event or Problem

AFTER USING THE GLUE THE PATIENT FELT THAT IT WAS BURNING ON HER SKIN. THE GLUE WAS MORE VISCOUS THAN THE OTHER GLUE SHE HAD BEFORE. THE PATIENT HAS A "BURN" WOUND.