FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ULTRAFLEX COVERED NG ESOPHAGEAL STENT

MDR report key: 1220458 · 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