FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
ULTRAFLEX COVERED NG ESOPHAGEAL STENT
MDR report key: 1220458
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Received November 4, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2008-05920
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 4, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 8, 2008
- Report Date
- October 8, 2008
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
- Product Code
- ESW
- PMA / PMN Number
- K032930
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- SC, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED THAT POST AN ESOPHAGEAL STENT PLACEMENT, A STENT MIGRATION OCCURRED. AN 18X12 ULTRAFLEX ESOPHAGEAL STENT WAS PLACED IN THE ESOPHAGUS. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE PT PRESENTED WITH DYSPHASIA AND UPON EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STENT HAD MIGRATED TO THE STOMACH. THE PHYSICIAN DILATED THE STRICTURE AND THE STENT WAS REMOVED THROUGH THE ESOPHAGUS WITH A SNARE. ANOTHER 18X12 STENT WAS PLACED. NO FURTHER PT COMPLICATIONS WERE REPORTED. PATIENT STATUS IS SATISFACTORY.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULTRAFLEX COVERED NG ESOPHAGEAL STENT | ESW | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | M00513740 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |