FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CV41 PROBE

MDR report key: 13689402 · Received March 8, 2022

Report

Report Number
1528028-2022-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 8, 2022
Date of Event
June 3, 2020
Report Date
March 7, 2022
Manufacturer
FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
Product Code
IYN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON JUNE 18, 2020, FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE AMERICAS CORPORATION (FORMERLY HITACHI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC.) RECEIVED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CV41 ULTRASOUND PROBE. THE SITE REPORTED A FAILED BIOPSY PROCEDURE. THE C41V IS A CONVEX ARRAY ELECTRONIC SCANNING PROBE, DESIGNED TO USE WITH A HITACHI ULTRASOUND SCANNER. DURING THE REPORTED EVENT, A NOBLUS ULTRASOUND SYSTEM WAS BEING USED WITH THE PROBE, ALONG WITH A 18G - 20CM NEEDLE WITH A RE-USABLE NEEDLE GUIDE. THE PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT CONDUCTED THE PROSTATE BIOPSY PROCEDURE AND THEN CONTACTED HITACHI TO REPORT A FAILED PROCEDURE; NO PROSTATE TISSUE WAS COLLECTED DURING THE PROCEDURE. THE PROCEDURE WAS CONDUCTED ON (B)(6) 2020. THE PATIENT IS DOING WELL. A SECOND BIOPSY PROCEDURE WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE PATIENT. THERE IS NO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH EVENT. DURING A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ASSESSED THIS EVENT AS AE LEADING TO SERIOUS INJURY, THEREFORE AN IMPORTER'S MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1621621 CV41 PROBE CV41 PROBE IYN FUJIFILM HEALTHCARE CORPORATION N/A N/A

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Male Other