FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
RJ4 SINGLE USE BIOPSY FORCEPS LARGE CAPACITY
MDR report key: 1230453
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Received November 7, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2008-06147
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 7, 2008
- Report Date
- October 10, 2008
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FCL
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
ALTHOUGH THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED; THE EVALUATION HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED MALFUNCTION HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
NOTE: THE DATE OF EVENT IS UNKNOWN. IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A BENT NEEDLE OF A RADIAL JAW 4 LARGE CAPACITY BIOPSY FORCEPS DEVICE PROTRUDED BEYOND THE FORCEPS JAWS. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED WITH ANOTHER RADIAL JAW 4 LARGE CAPACITY BIOPSY FORCEPS DEVICE. THERE WERE NO PATIENT COMPLICATIONS REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT. THE PATIENT'S CONDITION AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE WAS REPORTED TO BE "FINE."
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJ4 SINGLE USE BIOPSY FORCEPS LARGE CAPACITY | FCL | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | M00513332 | 0011925445 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 YR |