FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ESCAPE NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET

MDR report key: 1130932 · Received August 21, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-03113
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 21, 2008
Date of Event
July 23, 2008
Report Date
July 24, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
FFL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE THE BASKET WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED. THE TARGET LESION WAS A LARGE STONE IN AN UNSPECIFIED URETERAL LOCATION. A 120CM ESCAPE STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET HAD BEEN SELECTED AND ADVANCED TO RETRIEVE THE STONE. THE STONE HAD BEEN CAPTURED AND THE PHYSICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BASKET AND STONE, BUT THE DEVICE COULD NOT BE REMOVED FURTHER THAN THE URETERAL ORIFICE. THE PHYSICIAN ATTEMPTED TO "DE-BASKET" THE STONE BUT WAS UNABLE TO. THE PHYSICIAN CUT THE BASKET NEAR THE HANDLE OUTSIDE OF THE PATIENT, AND LEFT THE WORKING LENGTH OF THE DEVICE AND THE BASKET INSIDE THE PATIENT. THE LOCATION OF THE DEVICE INCLUDES THE LOWER URETER, THE BLADDER AND THE URETHRA. AN UNSPECIFIED STENT WAS DEPLOYED IN THE URETER. THE PATIENT WAS ABLE TO PASS THE BROKEN PIECES OF THE BASKET ON HIS OWN. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED WITH THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION LISTED AS "OK".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ESCAPE NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET FFL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC M0063902010 11320195

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other