FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

EXTRACTOR RX RETRIEVAL BALLOON

MDR report key: 1102089 · Received August 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-01452
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
August 7, 2008
Date of Event
July 9, 2008
Report Date
July 9, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
FGE
PMA / PMN Number
K970052
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED OF AT THE USER FACILITY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFO FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS CATCH SHOWS THAT THE DEVICE MET ITS MATERIAL, ASSEMBLY, AND PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. THE MOST PROBABLE ROOT OF THE REPORTED EVENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO OPERATIONAL CONTEXT DUE TO ANATOMICAL/PROCEDURAL FACTORS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE PROCEDURE WHICH LIMITED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOSCOPY (ERCP) PROCEDURE, A BALLOON RUPTURE OCCURRED. THE STONES WERE LOCATED WITHIN AN UNSPECIFIED BILIARY DUCT. THE EXTRACTOR RX 9MM X 12MM RETRIEVAL BALLOON WAS ADVANCED TO THE DUCT. DURING AN UNSPECIFIED "SWEEP" OF THE DUCT WITH THE BALLOON INFLATED TO UNSPECIFIED ATMS, THE "BALLOON POPPED". THE BALLOON CATHETER WAS REMOVED INTACT. THE PHYSICIAN WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE PRIOR TO THE BALLOON RUPTURE, THEREFORE, NO FURTHER INTERVENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE PATIENTS STATUS IS REPORTED AS "FINE"

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EXTRACTOR RX RETRIEVAL BALLOON FGE BOSTON SCIENTIFIC M00546900 11717892

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1