BALLOON CONTROL UNIT
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2020-03957
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- July 7, 2020
- Date of Event
- June 4, 2020
- Report Date
- June 22, 2022
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Product Code
- FDA
- PMA / PMN Number
- K071254
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
- Health Professional
- N
Narratives
B2: DATE OF DEATH - (B)(6) 2020. INVESTIGATION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN OPENED TO MANAGE THE ACTIONS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE AND ANY REQUIRED MDR REPORTING.
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC), THEREFORE OMSC CANNOT INVESTIGATE THE DEVICE. OMSC INVESTIGATED THIS EVENT BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE USER FACILITY AND CONCLUDED THAT THE DEVICE HAD NO MALFUNCTION BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER DIDN¿T REPORT ANY DEVICE PROBLEM, BEEP SOUND DURING PROCEDURE, OR EMERGENCY LAMP TURNING ON. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
THE SUBJECT DEVICE IN THIS REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO OMSC FOR EVALUATION. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED.
ON (B)(6) 2020, A PATIENT DIED DURING ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) FOR POSTOPERATIVE BILE DUCT STRICTURE USING THE SUBJECT OBCU (BALLOON CONTROL UNIT) AND ST-SB1S (SINGLE-USE SPLINTING TUBE). DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PHYSICIAN NOTICED THAT THE PATIENT'S CONDITION WAS GETTING DETERIORATED AND AIR EMBOLISM SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE PATIENT'S BODY. THE FACILITY TRIED RESUSCITATION, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. THE PHYSICIAN SURMISED THAT SEALING THE INTESTINE BY THE BALLOON HAD INCREASED THE INTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE INTESTINE AND IT RESULTED IN THE AIR EMBOLISM. THIS IS THE SECOND ERCP THAT THE PATIENT UNDERWENT. ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF OLYMPUS DEVICES THAT HAVE/MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE EVENT, OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) IS SUBMITTING 2 MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTS. THIS IS 1 OF 2 REPORTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706205 | BALLOON CONTROL UNIT | BALLOON CONTROL UNIT | FDA | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. | OBCU |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 66 YR | Male | Death | SIF-H290S, UNKNOWN SERIAL| ST-SB1S, UNKNOWN LOT |