FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPTIVATOR II POLYPECTOMY SNARE

MDR report key: 1052633 · Received May 27, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-00552
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 27, 2008
Date of Event
April 30, 2008
Report Date
May 2, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
FDI
PMA / PMN Number
K941750
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SC, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A DEVICE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEVICE AND THE CAUSE OF THE EVENT IS UNDETERMINED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE LOT WAS REVIEWED; NO ANOMALIES WERE NOTED RELATED TO THIS EVENT. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE IDENTIFIED ONE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT REPORTED FOR THIS LOT (SAME CUSTOMER, SAME EVENT). THE APRIL 2008 15-MONTH CAPTIVATOR SNARES PRODUCT FAMILY COMPLAINT TREND REPORT, INCLUSIVE OF ALL FAILURE MODES, WAS REVIEWED; NO UNFAVORABLE TREND WAS NOTED ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPLAINT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP THAT A CAPTIVATOR II POLYPECTOMY SHARE DEVICE WAS USED DURING A POLYPECTOMY PROCEDURE IN 2008. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, ".. AFTER THE SNARE WAS USED TO REMOVE A POLYP, THE PT DEVELOPED A BLEED. THE PHYSICIAN USED CLIPS AND INJECTIONS [TO STOP THE BLEEDING]." NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT AND THE PT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "STABLE" FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAPTIVATOR II POLYPECTOMY SNARE FDI BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M00561291 0011333813

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Hospitalization| R