FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

STONETOME STONE REMOVAL DEVICE

MDR report key: 1001242 · Received February 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-00204
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
February 22, 2008
Date of Event
January 21, 2008
Report Date
January 25, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
FDI
PMA / PMN Number
K930022
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. A DEVICE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE EVENT IS UNDETERMINED. ALTHOUGH THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNK, POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR CUTTING WIRE BREAKAGE INCLUDE: IMPROPER TOME POSITION, ALLOWED THE CUTTING WIRE TO CONTACT THE ENDOSCOPE, WHICH RESULTED IN A SHORT CIRCUIT, AND EXCESSIVE POWER APPLIED TO THE CUTTING WIRE DUE TO IMPROPER GENERATOR SETTINGS. SINCE THE LOT NUMBER OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE USER, A REVIEW OF THE CUSTOMER'S SHIPMENT HISTORY WAS PERFORMED. THREE LOTS SHIPPED TO THE CUSTOMER PRIOR TO THIS EVENT WERE IDENTIFIED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) FOR THESE LOTS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY ADD'L COMPLAINTS RECORDED FOR THESE LOTS. THE DECEMBER 2007 15-MONTH STONETOME SPHINCTEROTOME PRODUCT FAMILY COMPLAINT TREND REPORT, INCLUSIVE OF ALL FAILURE MODES, WAS REVIEWED; NO UNFAVORABLE TREND WAS NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

NOTE: THIS REPORT PERTAINS TO THE SECOND OF TWO EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE SAME PROCEDURE. A STONETOME STONE REMOVAL DEVICE WAS USED IN AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE ON A MALE PT (WEIGHT UNK) IN 2008. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, "A [SECOND DEVICE] WAS USED TO FINISH THE SPHINCTEROTOMY AND THE CUT WIRE BROKE." THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE WITH THIS DEVICE. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE AND THE PT WAS REPORTED TO BE "OK" FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE. REFER TO ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURER REPORT. #3005099803-2008-00203 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FIRST EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 STONETOME STONE REMOVAL DEVICE FDI BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M00535150 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR