DISPOSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE
Report
- Report Number
- 8010047-2021-11679
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 14, 2021
- Report Date
- September 14, 2021
- Manufacturer
- OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
- Product Code
- FDS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K955650
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
THE SUBJECT DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED TO OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) FOR EVALUATION. THEREFORE, THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT COULD NOT BE CONCLUSIVELY DETERMINED. SINCE THE SERIAL NUMBER IS UNKNOWN, THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE REVIEWED. HOWEVER, OMSC HAS ONLY SHIPPED DEVICES THAT PASSED THE INSPECTION. IN THE LITERATURE, THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE'S MALFUNCTION.
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. (OMSC) RECEIVED A LITERATURE TITLED "AN EVALUATION OF RESECTABILITY AMONG ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENT METHODS FOR RECTAL NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS <10 MM". THE LITERATURE REPORTED THE RESULT OF 61 PATIENTS WITH RECTAL NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS <10 MM WHO UNDERWENT ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION (EMR) PROCEDURE USING OLYMPUS ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE OR UNDERWENT ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION (ESD) PROCEDURE USING NON OLYMPUS FLUSH ELECTROSURGICAL KNIFE FROM MAY 2003 TO NOVEMBER 2019. IN THE LITERATURE, IT WAS REPORTED COMPLICATION AS FOLLOWS; POST-OPERATIVE BLEEDING (2 CASES). INTRAOPERATIVE PERFORATION (EMR: 1CASE, ESD: 1CASE). THERE ARE NOT MENTIONED THAT THESE COMPLICATIONS WERE RELATED TO THE SUBJECT DEVICE IN QUESTION. BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION, SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT DEVICE AND THE PATIENTS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE'S MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, OMSC ASSUMES THAT "INTRAOPERATIVE PERFORATION (EMR: 1CASE)" MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE SUBJECT DEVICE, AND THE SUBJECT DEVICE MIGHT BE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO A DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. IN ADDITION, "INTRAOPERATIVE PERFORATION (ESD: 1 CASE)" OCCURRED DURING A PROCEDURE USING NON OLYMPUS FLUSH ELECTROSURGICAL AND IS NOT RELATED TO THE SUBJECT DEVICE. THEREFORE, OMSC DETERMINED THAT THE "INTRAOPERATIVE PERFORATION (EMR: 1CASE)" WAS ADVERSE EVENT TO SUBMIT. OMSC WILL SUBMIT A MEDICAL DEVICE REPORT (MDR) DEPENDING ON THE EVENT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1367027 | DISPOSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE | DISPOSABLE ELECTROSURGICAL SNARE | FDS | OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP. |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |