FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT

MDR report key: 1202217 · Received October 16, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-05294
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 16, 2008
Date of Event
August 29, 2008
Report Date
September 19, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
MEQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030006
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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

ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2008, IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC THAT A PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT WAS USED DURING A BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) PROCEDURE THE PREVIOUS MONTH. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE PROLIEVE SYSTEM DISPLAYED A "LOW WATER" LEVEL WARNING. THE USER ATTEMPTED TO REFILL THE PROLIEVE CARTRIDGE; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. 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 0000607189

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK