FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SMARTPILL GI MONITORING SYSTEM

MDR report key: 1590928 · Received January 26, 2010

Report

Report Number
1320877-2010-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 26, 2010
Date of Event
December 10, 2009
Report Date
January 26, 2010
Manufacturer
THE SMARTPILL CORPORATION
Product Code
NYV
PMA / PMN Number
K092342
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
FL, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

(B) (4) - DEVICE LODGED BECAUSE OF PT PHYSIOLOGY.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT UNDERWENT CAPSULE MOTILITY PROCEDURE AND INGESTED SMARTPILL CAPSULE. 24 TO 30 HOURS AFTER INGESTION PT WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM COMPLAINING, HE HAD SOMETHING CAUGHT IN HIS THROAT. X-RAY SHOWED FOREIGN BODY, IDENTIFIED BY RADIOLOGIST AS "A LIGHT BULB-LIKE OBJECT" IN THE LOWER ESOPHAGUS ABOVE THE LES. EGD PERFORMED AND FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. PT DISCHARGED. PT'S PRIVATE PHYSICIAN IDENTIFIED OBJECT AS SMARTPILL CAPSULE. PT SEEN BY HIS PHYSICIAN - NO FURTHER ISSUES DUE TO EGD, RETAINED FOREIGN OBJECT, OR OBJECT REMOVAL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SMARTPILL GI MONITORING SYSTEM GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY CAPSULE NYV THE SMARTPILL CORPORATION PH.P CAPSULE UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 86 YR Required Intervention