FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INSTINCT ENDOSCOPIC HEMOCLIP

MDR report key: 17090211 · Received June 8, 2023

Report

Report Number
1037905-2023-00283
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 8, 2023
Date of Event
May 16, 2023
Report Date
June 8, 2023
Manufacturer
WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC
Product Code
PKL
UDI-DI
00827002183438
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

PMA/510(K): K212323. INVESTIGATION EVALUATION: A PRODUCT EVALUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE PRODUCT SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS NOT PROVIDED TO COOK FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD FOR THE LOT NUMBER SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS REVIEWED. A DISCREPANCY OR ANOMALY WAS NOT OBSERVED WITH THE PRODUCT THAT WAS RELEASED FOR DISTRIBUTION. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: WE COULD NOT CONDUCT A COMPLETE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THE PRODUCT SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. A DEFINITIVE CAUSE FOR THE REPORTED OBSERVATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE SYSTEM PREPARATION SECTION OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: "UNCOIL DEVICE. VERIFY SMOOTH HANDLE OPERATION AND CLIP ACTION. OPEN CLIP BY GENTLY MOVING HANDLE SPOOL DISTALLY (AWAY FROM HANDLE THUMB RING). ONCE CLIP IS FULLY OPEN, DO NOT CONTINUE ADVANCING HANDLE SPOOL AS CLIP MAY PREMATURELY DETACH FROM CATHETER. CLOSE CLIP BY MOVING HANDLE SPOOL PROXIMALLY UNTIL CLIP IS FULLY CLOSED. PRECAUTION: DO NOT CONTINUE TO PULL HANDLE SPOOL BEYOND TACTILE RESISTANCE AS THIS MAY PREMATURELY DEPLOY CLIP." THE IFU STATES: "ENDOSCOPE MUST REMAIN AS STRAIGHT AS POSSIBLE WHEN INSERTING OR WITHDRAWING DEVICE." THE IFU STATES: "WITH CLIP CLOSED AND WITHOUT HOLDING HANDLE SPOOL, ADVANCE DEVICE IN SMALL INCREMENTS INTO ACCESSORY CHANNEL OF GASTROSCOPE OR COLONOSCOPE. CAUTION: HOLDING HANDLE SPOOL DURING ADVANCEMENT MAY PREMATURELY DEPLOY CLIP.¿ FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE WHICH MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE CLIP DEPLOYMENT. PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION, ALL INSTINCT ENDOSCOPIC HEMOCLIPS ARE SUBJECTED TO A VISUAL AND FUNCTIONAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE DEVICE INTEGRITY. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD CONFIRMED THAT THE LOT SAID TO BE INVOLVED MET ALL MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY WAS CONDUCTED. THE LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE IS CONSIDERED RARE. CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT WARRANTED AT THIS TIME BASED ON THE QUALITY ENGINEERING RISK ASSESSMENT. QUALITY ASSURANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR COMPLAINT TRENDS AND REASSESS THE RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS AS POST MARKET FEEDBACK CONTINUES TO BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

DURING HEMOSTASIS PROCEDURE IN THE STOMACH, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK INSTINCT PLUS ENDOSCOPIC CLIPPING DEVICE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE CLIP PREMATURELY DEPLOYED IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE PHYSICIAN USED HEMOSPRAY TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROCEDURE. AN UNINTENDED SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE, HOWEVER, HEMOSPRAY WAS USED TO FINISH THE PROCEDURE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
267190 INSTINCT ENDOSCOPIC HEMOCLIP PKL, LIGATOR, HEMORRHOIDAL PKL WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC G18343 W4632608 00827002183438

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Female Required Intervention SCOPE, UNKNOWN MAKE AND MODEL