FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT

MDR report key: 1211333 · Received October 22, 2008

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2008-05444
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
October 22, 2008
Date of Event
September 23, 2008
Report Date
September 23, 2008
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
MEQ
PMA / PMN Number
P030006
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AZ, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT AN EVALUATION HAS NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED. 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

A PROLIEVE THERMODILITATION KIT WAS USED DURING A BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH) PROCEDURE IN 2008. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, APPROXIMATELY TWELVE MINUTES INTO THE PROCEDURE, THE PROLIEVE SYSTEM DISPLAYED A "LOW-WATER" LEVEL ERROR MESSAGE AND THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE PROLIEVE CATHETER. 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 0000607014

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR