FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ZERO TIP NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET

MDR report key: 1181676 · Received September 30, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-04939
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 30, 2008
Date of Event
September 5, 2008
Report Date
September 5, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
FFL
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

DEVICE ANALYSIS: THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. A REVIEW OF THE HISTORICAL TRENDING AND SIMILAR COMPLAINT TRENDING REVIEW FOR THE PRODUCT FAMILY WILL BE CONDUCTED. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFO FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A URETEROSCOPY PROCEDURE THE DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE AND DEVICE DAMAGE OCCURRED. A 1.9 ZERO TIP NITINOL 120CM RETRIEVAL BASKET HAD BEEN ADVANCED TO AN UNSPECIFIED URETERAL LOCATION. THE BASKET INITIALLY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, BUT AFTER "MULTIPLE" PASSES, THE DEVICE WOULD NOT CLOSE AROUND AN UNSPECIFIED SIZE STONE. AN UNSPECIFIED TYPE OF LASER WAS USED TO CRUSH THE REMAINING STONES. THE BASKET WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED AND IT APPEARED "DEFORMED". THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH AN UNSPECIFIED TYPE OF DIFFERENT DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED WITH THE PATIENT'S CONDITION LISTED AS "STABLE".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ZERO TIP NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET FFL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC M0063901050

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1