FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ROTATING C/F RESECTOSCOPE SHEATH

MDR report key: 1122214 · Received June 5, 2008

Report

Report Number
1122214
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 5, 2008
Date of Event
March 27, 2008
Report Date
June 5, 2008
Manufacturer
GYRUS ACMI, INC. - NORWALK
Product Code
FDC
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008, AT 1300 HRS IN HOSP OR, A RESECTING SCOPE WAS USED DURING A CYSTOSCOPY LASER ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE SURGERY. THE INSTRUMENTS WERE SENT TO CENTRAL SVS TO BE CLEANED AND STERILIZED AND IT WAS NOTED THAT THE CERAMIC TIP OF THE SCOPE WAS MISSING. THE PHYSICIAN WAS NOTIFIED, AN X-RAY WAS ORDERED, WHICH REVEALED A RADIOPAQUE MOBILE OBJECT IN THE BLADDER CONSISTENT IN SIZE AND NATURE WITH THE MISSING CERAMIC PIECE. THE PT WAS RETURNED TO THE OR AND THE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM THE BLADDER.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ROTATING C/F RESECTOSCOPE SHEATH ROTATING C/F RESECTOSCOPE SHEATH FDC GYRUS ACMI, INC. - NORWALK ERIS-CF25 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Required Intervention