FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

MDR report key: 1474399 · Received September 13, 2009

Report

Report Number
MW5012696
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 13, 2009
Date of Event
August 3, 2009
Report Date
September 13, 2009
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
Product Code
FFL
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
MO, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT WAS ELECTIVELY TAKEN TO THE OPERATING ROOM IN 2009, FOR CYSTOSCOPY, POSSIBLE RIGHT URETEROSCOPY/RIGHT STENT PLACEMENT AND STONE BASKETING. DURING THE PROCEDURE, THE STONE WAS TOO BIG TO BE EXTRACTED VIA THE NITINOL RETRIEVAL STONE BASKET AND A URETERAL STENT WAS PLACED. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED HOME LATER THAT DAY WITH A SCHEDULED UROLOGY PROCEDURE FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH, FOR LASER LITHOTRIPSY FOR RIGHT URETER STONE REMOVAL. THE PATIENT RETURNED ON THE SAME DAY, FOR HIS SCHEDULED OR PROCEDURE: RIGHT URETEROSCOPY WITH LASER LITHOTRIPSY AND RIGHT STENT PLACEMENT. DURING THE PROCEDURE, AT MIDURETER, USING THE URETEROSCOPE, THE STONE WAS IDENTIFIED AND ALSO A DISTAL FRAGMENT OF THE NITINOL RETRIEVAL BASKET FROM THE PREVIOUS SURGERY IN 2009. BOTH THE STONE AND NITINOL RETRIEVAL BASKET WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO PATHOLOGY FOR PROCESSING. PATIENT WAS DISCHARGED TO HOME LATER THAT DAY. DATES OF USE: 2009. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: KIDNEY STONE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ZERO TIP NITINOL STONE RETRIEVAL BASKET SYSTEM FFL BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 48 YR Other