UNK
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2008-00713
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- June 13, 2008
- Date of Event
- May 16, 2008
- Report Date
- May 16, 2008
- Manufacturer
- UNK
- Product Code
- FGE
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT INFO IS UNKNOWN AND THE COMPLAINANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN; THEREFORE, A DEVICE EVAL, DEVICE HISTORY RECORD (DHR) REVIEW, SIMILAR COMPLAINT SEARCH, AND COMPLAINT TREND REPORT REVIEW ARE NOT POSSIBLE. NO FURTHER INFO IS AVAILABLE REGARDING THE SUSPECT DEVICE.
NOTE: THIS REPORT ADDRESSES ONE OF TWO DEVICES USED DURING THE PROCEDURE. REFER TO MANUFACTURER REPORT # 3005099803-2008-00677 FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SECOND DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A BILIARY STENT (IT IS UNCONFIRMED IF BSC IS THE MANUFACTURER) WAS USED DURING A STENT PLACEMENT PROCEDURE IN 2008 (PATIENT GENDER, AGE AND WEIGHT ARE UNKNOWN). ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE DEVICE WAS "BEING USED TO RETRIEVE STONES AND TO DEPLOY STENT IN BILIARY." AND, "AFTER RETRIEVAL OF STONES, THIS GUIDEWIRE WAS INSERTED FROM THE JAG TIP TO DEPLOY THE STENT IN BILIARY. HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM OVER THE GUIDEWIRE, IT GOT STUCK AT THE DREAM TIP. BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS EXAMINED THE LOCATION OF THE STUCK AND IT WAS FOUND TO BE EXPOSED THE CORE WIRE, THE STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WAS ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE OUTSIDE BODY. HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS TRIED TO REMOVE THE SYSTEM, IT WAS FELT SEVERE RESISTANCE. DUE TO THE RESISTANCE, IT WAS RELEASED THE STENT ACCIDENTALLY."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK | UNK | FGE | UNK | UNK | UNK |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |