FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

AUTOTOME RX SPHINCTEROTOME

MDR report key: 1170690 · Received September 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-04586
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 16, 2008
Date of Event
August 18, 2008
Report Date
August 19, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
KNS
PMA / PMN Number
K013153
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
SF
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

OTHER (MISORIENTATION) - ALTHOUGH THE COMPLAINANT HAS INDICATED THAT THE SUSPECT DEVICE IS BEING RETURNED FOR EVALUATION, IT HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THE DEVICE EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED; THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION IS UNDETERMINED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP IN 2008, THAT AN AUTOTOME RX SPHINCTEROTOME DEVICE WAS USED DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE PERFORMED THE DAY BEFORE. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, ONCE THE DEVICE WAS PASSED THROUGH THE ENDOSCOPE, THE AUTOTOME RX SPHINCTEROTOME "WAS DISORIENTATED WHEN IT EXITED THE [ENDO] SCOPE. CANNULATING THE AMPULLA WAS VERY DIFFICULT." THE CASE WAS COMPLETED WITH A SECOND AUTOTOME RX SPHINCTEROTOME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 AUTOTOME RX SPHINCTEROTOME KNS BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M00545170 11609315

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK