FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

CRE BALLOON CATHETER

MDR report key: 1193272 · Received October 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-05099
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 7, 2008
Date of Event
September 9, 2008
Report Date
September 11, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
KNQ
PMA / PMN Number
K971320
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING PREPARATION FOR AN ESOPHAGEAL DILATION PROCEDURE, THE DEVICE APPEARED BENT. A CRE 18-20MM 8CM F/G BALLOON HAD BEEN SELECTED TO TREAT AN UNSPECIFIED ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE. WHEN THE DEVICE PACKAGING WAS OPENED, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE APPEARED TO BE A "BEND" ON THE DEVICE. THE DEVICE DID NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PATIENT. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER OF THE SAME DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED WITH THE PATIENT'S CURRENT CONDITION LISTED AS "FINE".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CRE BALLOON CATHETER KNQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC M00558380 11819316

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1