FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PUMA-G SYSTEM

MDR report key: 14214863 · Received April 26, 2022

Report

Report Number
3015177732-2022-00002
Event Type
Death
Date Received
April 26, 2022
Date of Event
August 3, 2020
Report Date
April 6, 2022
Manufacturer
COAPTECH
Product Code
KGC
UDI-DI
00860312001580
PMA / PMN Number
K183057
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MD, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

NOTE THAT THIS CASE AND THE ASSOCIATED ADVERSE EVENTS WERE REVIEWED AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY IN PROGRESS AT THE (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER ((B)(6)) AND (B)(6) MEDICAL CENTER ((B)(6)). THEREFORE, THE DATE OF OCCURRENCE IS MUCH EARLIER THAN THE DATE OF AWARENESS. IMMEDIATELY POST-PROCEDURE, THERE WERE NO APPARENT CLINICAL CONCERNS FROM THE USE OF THE PUMA-G SYSTEM AND NO EVIDENCE OF A BLEED. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DEVICE MISUSE OR MALFUNCTION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

PUMA-G SYSTEM USED TO COMPLETE A PERCUTANEOUS ULTRASOUND GASTROSTOMY (PUG) PROCEDURE ON (B)(6) 2020 WITH NO ISSUES OR BLOODY OUTPUT FOUND. THE PATIENT WAS NOTED AS HEMODYNAMICALLY STABLE WITHOUT BLEEDING ON (B)(6) 2020 BUT REPORTING 2X SUPRA-THERAPEUTIC PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIC TIMES (PTT) OF 205 (GOAL IS 70-90). ON (B)(6) 2020, THE PTT REMAINED ELEVATED 112-155 RANGES, THEN THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A HEMOGLOBIN DROP, FOLLOWED BY MELENA AND LATER BRIGHT RED BLOOD PER RECTUM (BRBPR). WHILE PREPPING FOR A-LINE PLACEMENT, THE PATIENT'S HEART RATE DROPPED, THE PATIENT BECAME ASYSTOLIC AND THE PATIENT DIED APPROXIMATELY 48 HOURS POST-PROCEDURE WITH NO RESUSCITATION OR EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES TAKEN DUE TO DO NOT RESUSCITATE STATUS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1495368 PUMA-G SYSTEM FEEDING TUBE PLACEMENT AID KGC COAPTECH 0010112 726752 00860312001580

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Male Life Threatening| D GASTROSTOMY TUBE.| HEPARIN INFUSIONS.