FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT

MDR report key: 1193356 · Received October 7, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-05117
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 7, 2008
Date of Event
September 5, 2008
Report Date
September 8, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
MEQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030006
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LOT NUMBER OF THE PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT IS NOT KNOWN; THEREFORE, THE DEVICE MFR DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS DEVICE AND THE CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN 2008, IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP THAT A PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT WAS USED DURING A BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) PROCEDURE THREE DAYS PRIOR. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, AN ULTRASOUND REVEALED POOR VISIBILITY OF THE ANCHORING BALLOON. THE PROLIEVE SYSTEM INDICATED "WATER PRESSURE TOO LOW" AND THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTED THE PROLIEVE ANCHORING BALLOON HAD A HOLE. THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT. NO PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PT'S CONDITION WAS REPORTED AS "FINE".

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT MEQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M0068808022 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK