EXTRACTOR PRO
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2021-07758
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 8, 2021
- Date of Event
- November 1, 2021
- Report Date
- December 8, 2021
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FGE
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IT
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
DATE OF EVENT: DATE OF INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATED TO (B)(6) 2021 TO (B)(6) 2021 AS NO EVENT DATE WAS REPORTED. THE UPN AND LOT NUMBER OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE WAS NOT PROVIDED IN THE LITERATURE; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURE AND EXPIRATION DATES ARE UNKNOWN. REPORT SOURCE: LITERATURE SOURCE: C. SOMMARIVA, A. LAURO, N. PAGANO, S. VACCAR, V. D'ANDREA, I. R. MARINO, M. CERVELLERA, V. TONINI (JUNE 13, 2019). SUBCAPSULAR HEPATIC HEMATOMA POST-ERCP. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES (2019) 64:2114 - 2119; HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.1007/S10620-019-05679-3 (B)(4). THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED FOR ANALYSIS. UPON RECEIPT AND COMPLETION OF THE FAILURE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPLAINT DEVICE, IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THAT REVIEW, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH WILL BE FILED.
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC BECAME AWARE OF AN EVENT INVOLVING AN EXTRACTOR PRO RETRIEVAL BALLOON THROUGH THE ARTICLE SUBCAPSULAR HEPATIC HEMATOMA POST ERCP WRITTEN BY C. SOMMARIVA, ET AL. ACCORDING TO THE LITERATURE, AN EXTRACTOR PRO RETRIEVAL BALLOON WAS USED FOR STONE EXTRACTION DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) PROCEDURE. TWO DAYS AFTER THE ERCP PROCEDURE, THE PATIENT REPORTED THE DISCHARGE OF SEMIFLUID DARK FECES WITHOUT ABDOMINAL PAIN. DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION WAS NEGATIVE; SINCE A CBC SHOWED ACUTE SEVERE ANEMIA (HGB 8.3 G/DL), 1 UNIT OF BLOOD WAS TRANSFUSED EVEN THOUGH THE PATIENT WAS HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE. IN ORDER TO EXCLUDE HEMOBILIA, AN EGD WAS PERFORMED, WITH NO SIGNS OF ACTIVE OR RECENT BLEEDING IN THE FOREGUT. A REPEAT ABDOMINAL CT SCAN SHOWED A LARGE 8 X 12 CM SUBCAPSULAR AND INTRAPARENCHYMAL HEMATOMA AFFECTING THE RIGHT LIVER SEGMENTS (VI/VII/VIII) WITHOUT ACTIVE BLEEDING. PNEUMOBILIA WAS REPORTED, PARTICULARLY IN THE LEFT LOBE. THE PATIENT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY SURGERY UNIT, WHERE HE WAS TREATED CONSERVATIVELY DUE TO CLINICAL STABILITY (SUBSEQUENT HGB 8.3 G/DL WITHOUT ADDITIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS). IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS, HIS CLINICAL CONDITION IMPROVED ACCOMPANIED WITH INCREASING HGB (10.4 G/DL). ABDOMINAL ULTRASOUND WITH SONOVUE CONTRAST DOCUMENTED A STABLE HEMATOMA. THE PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED IN GOOD CLINICAL CONDITION AFTER 7 DAYS OF ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. A CT SCAN PERFORMED AFTER 1 WEEK FROM DISCHARGE SHOWED A STABLE HEMATOMA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1862687 | EXTRACTOR PRO | CATHETER, BILIARY, DIAGNOSTIC | FGE | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 YR | Male | Required Intervention |