FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

NASOBILIARY TUBE (WITH JAGWIRE)

MDR report key: 1053265 · Received May 28, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-00566
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
May 28, 2008
Date of Event
April 28, 2008
Report Date
April 28, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K982508
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, BUT THE DEVICE EVALUATION IS NOT COMPLETE; THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED TIP DAMAGE AND DETACHMENT IS UNDETERMINED. A SEARCH OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE REVEALED NO ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS LOT. THE APRIL 2008 15- MONTHS NASOBILIARY CATHETERS PRODUCT FAMILY COMPLAINT TREND REPORT, INCLUSIVE OF ALL FAILURE MODES, WAS REVIEWED; NO UNFAVORABLE TREND WAS NOTED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A NASOBILIARY TUBE (WITH JAGWIRE) WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE IN AN ADULT FEMALE PT IN 2008. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, AS THE GUIDEWIRE WAS RETRACTED FROM THE CANNULA, THE TIP WAS "TORN AND PEELED." THE DAMAGED TIP DETACHED FROM THE GUIDEWIRE, AND MOVED INTO THE CYSTIC DUCT. THE PHYSICIAN DID NOT REMOVE THE GUIDEWIRE TIP, AND IT WAS "ELIMINATED SUCCESSFULLY" FROM THE DUCT. THE PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER NASOBILIARY TUBE (WITH JAGWIRE) DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PT COMPLICATIONS, AND THE PT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "GOOD" FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 NASOBILIARY TUBE (WITH JAGWIRE) FGE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M00540650 9032847

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK