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.