FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CAPIO OPEN ACCESS SUTURE CAPTURING DEVICE

MDR report key: 1311585 · Received February 10, 2009

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2009-00481
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 10, 2009
Date of Event
September 28, 2008
Report Date
January 13, 2009
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
FHQ
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WI, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE DEVICE WAS DISPOSED AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS DEVICE AND THE CAUSE OF THIS EVENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP THAT DURING A TRANSVAGINAL SLING PROCEDURE USING A CAPIO SUTURING DEVICE, THE SUTURE BULLET DISLODGED AND WAS NOT RETRIEVABLE. X-RAYS OF THE PT DID NOT REVEAL THE BULLET, BUT IT IS ASSUMED TO BE INSIDE THE PT. THE PT REPORTEDLY SUFFERED NO OTHER COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, AND WAS "FINE" POST-PROCEDURE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CAPIO OPEN ACCESS SUTURE CAPTURING DEVICE FHQ BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M0068311251 11924472

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Other