FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

LITHOCATCH IMMOBILIZER DEVICE

MDR report key: 1369455 · Received January 27, 2009

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2009-00312
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
January 27, 2009
Report Date
January 8, 2009
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
Product Code
FGO
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE LOT NUMBER OF THE SUSPECT DEVICE IS UNK; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURE AND EXP DATES CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THIS DEVICE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, BUT AN EVAL HAS NOT YET BEEN PERFORMED; THEREFORE, A FAILURE ANALYSIS IS NOT AVAILABLE. WE ARE NOT ABLE TO AT THIS TIME TO DETERMINED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS DEVICE AND THE CAUSE FOR THE EVENT. IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER RELEVANT INFO RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE COMPLAINANT REPORTED THAT DURING THE PREPARATION TO PERFORM A THERAPEUTIC CALCULUS REMOVAL FROM A PT. THE BASKET WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRACTED INTO THE SHEATH. THE BASKET WAS OUTSIDE THE PT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE COMPLAINANT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE EVENT DATE. THE CLINICIANS THEN OBTAINED ANOTHER BASKET AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PT PROCEDURE. THE COMPLAINANT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PT COMPLICATIONS AS A RESULT OF THIS REPORTED PROBLEM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LITHOCATCH IMMOBILIZER DEVICE FGO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION M0068404120 UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK