FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ERBE VIO 300 D

MDR report key: 10080660 · Received May 21, 2020

Report

Report Number
9610614-2020-00013
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 21, 2020
Date of Event
March 13, 2018
Report Date
May 21, 2020
Manufacturer
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH
Product Code
GEI
PMA / PMN Number
K060484
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
003

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE PATIENT INCIDENT OCCURRED MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO AND THE SPECIFIC ERBE ESU USED IN THE PROCEDURE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. THEREFORE, INSPECTION/TESTING OF THE HOSPITAL'S ERBE EQUIPMENT, AT THIS TIME, WOULD NOT BE OF VALUE. NEVERTHELESS, PER A REVIEW OF THE SERVICE RECORDS, NO ISSUES WERE FOUND WITH THE HOSPITAL'S EQUIPMENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE REPORTED EVENT. MOST LIKELY, THERE WERE MANY FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE REPORTED INCIDENT. THEREFORE, NO DEFINITIVE DETERMINATION AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE EVENT COULD BE ASCERTAINED. ERBE USA INC. IS CLOSING THE FILE ON THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH AN ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT (ESU/GENERATOR) AT THE MEDICAL FACILITY. NO SPECIFIC ESU COULD BE IDENTIFIED AS THE INVOLVED EQUIPMENT. THE OTHER SERIAL NUMBERS THAT MAY BEEN INVOLVED WERE (B)(4). AN ESU WAS USED IN AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) TO TREAT AN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION (AVM) IN THE DUODENUM. THE GENERATOR WAS USED WITH A BOSTON SCIENTIFIC GOLD PROBE. A PERFORATION OCCURRED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION INVOLVING THE PATIENT WAS PROVIDED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
541403 ERBE VIO 300 D ELECTROSURGICAL UNIT GEI ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH VIO 300 D

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Other