FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

THE SPANNER TEMPORARY PROSTATIC STENT

MDR report key: 1041249 · Received May 9, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005249627-2008-00001
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 9, 2008
Date of Event
December 1, 2006
Report Date
May 7, 2008
Manufacturer
ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL INC.
Product Code
NZC
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PR, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A REVIEW OF DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS (DHR) FOR RELEVANT SPANNER LOTS REVEALED NO INDICATION THAT THE DEVICE USED DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS. THIS FORM FDA IS BEING SUBMITTED AFTER THE REQUIRED 30-DAY TIME FRAME IN RESPONSE TO RECENT INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ABBEYMOOR, THE FDA LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE, AND THE FDA REPORTING SYSTEMS MONITORING BRANCH IN WHICH MIGRATION EVENTS WITH CYSTOSCOPIC REMOVAL WERE DEEMED MDR REPORTABLE. (ABBEYMOOR INITIALLY DETERMINED THAT A MDR WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT BASED ON RESULTS OF A CLINICIAN-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT.) EXPLANATION OF EVALUATION CODES USED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE SOLICITING PRODUCT PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK FROM CLINICIANS, THE DEVICE MFR LEARNED OF A DEVICE MIGRATION EVENT FOLLOWED BY ACUTE URINARY RETENTION (AUR). DEVICE MIGRATION INTO THE BLADDER WAS CONFIRMED BY X-RAY. A FOLEY CATHETER WAS INSERTED TO RESTORE BLADDER DRAINAGE. CYSTOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF THE DEVICE WAS PERFORMED. NO PT INJURY WAS REPORTED. NO PT INFO OR DEVICE LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. INDICATION FOR USE IS UNK. NUMBER OF DAYS THE SPANNER HAD BEEN IN USE IS UNK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 THE SPANNER TEMPORARY PROSTATIC STENT TEMPORARY PROSTATIC STENT NZC ABBEYMOOR MEDICAL INC. SPNR-6C

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention