FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

FUJIFILM VIDEO COLONOSCOPE

MDR report key: 10307493 · Received July 22, 2020

Report

Report Number
3001722928-2020-00011
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 22, 2020
Date of Event
June 30, 2020
Report Date
July 22, 2020
Manufacturer
FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Product Code
FDF
UDI-DI
14547410337393
PMA / PMN Number
K160196
Removal / Correction Number
N/A
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED TO FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA INC. (FMSU) FOR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY SHARP EDGES OR ANY OTHER FAULTS. IF ANY ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON JULY 01, 2020 FUJIFILM MEDICAL SYSTEMS USA INC (FMSU) WAS INFORMED THAT DURING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES A TEAR OCCURRED IN THE PATIENT'S COLON; FMSU NOTIFIED FUJIFILM CORPORATION OF THE EVENT ON JULY 07, 2020. THIS OCCURRED DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF THE PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR RETROFLEXED THE SCOPE IN THE COLON WHICH LED TO THE TEAR. THE DOCTOR APPLIED A MEDICAL CLIP TO THE TEAR, WHICH WILL BE EXPELLED WITH THE PATIENT'S BOWEL MOVEMENT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH ONCE THE TEAR HAS HEALED. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED FROM THE ENDOSCOPY CENTER AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE SCOPE WAS TAKEN OUT OF USE AFTER THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED. THE DOCTOR BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE AT THE DISTAL END WHICH LED TO THE TEAR IN THE PATIENT. HOWEVER AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE COLONOSCOPY SCOPE, WHICH WAS INSPECTED BY THE LEAD ENDOSCOPY TECHNICIAN, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY SHARP EDGES. THE TECHNICIAN DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS A USER ERROR; HOWEVER THERE WAS ALSO NO PROOF TO SUGGEST OTHERWISE. THERE WAS NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT; THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED IN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
775168 FUJIFILM VIDEO COLONOSCOPE VIDEO ENDOSCOPE FDF FUJIFILM CORPORATION EC-600WL V2 N/A 14547410337393

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Required Intervention