FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

SPEEDBAND SUPERVIEW SUPER 7, INJECTION SPEEDBAND SUPERVIEW SUPER 7, MODELS 4205

MDR report key: 1833747 · Received September 14, 2010

Report

Report Number
3005099803-2010-03916
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
September 14, 2010
Date of Event
August 24, 2010
Report Date
August 25, 2010
Manufacturer
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - SPENCER
Product Code
MND
PMA / PMN Number
K020824
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE COMPLAINANT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE SUSPECT DEVICE LOT NUMBER; THEREFORE, THE DEVICE EXPIRATION AND MANUFACTURE DATES ARE UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN. A DEVICE EVALUATION CANNOT BE PERFORMED. IF ANY ADDITIONAL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS RECEIVED, A SUPPLEMENTAL MEDWATCH REPORT WILL BE FILED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION THAT A SPEEDBAND SUPERVIEW SUPER 7 BAND LIGATION DEVICE WAS USED DURING AN ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY (EGD) PROCEDURE TO TREAT BLEEDING VARICES. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINANT, THE DEVICE BANDS DIDN'T COME OFF OF THE LIGATOR HEAD, AS EXPECTED. NORMALLY, THE BANDS WOULD RELEASE AT THE SAME TIME THE HANDLE "CLICKS", BUT THE HANDLE DIDN'T MAKE THAT NOISE. A COUPLE OF THE BANDS DEPLOYED FINE, THEN TWO BANDS CAME OFF AT THE SAME TIME, AND FINALLY ONE BAND DIDN'T DEPLOY. THEY STOPPED USING THIS DEVICE AT THAT TIME. THIS EVENT DID NOT EXACERBATE THE BLEEDING, AND THE BLEEDING HAD STOPPED AT THE END OF THE PROCEDURE. THE PATIENT WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION ONLY, AS HE HAD A PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BLEEDING VARICES. THE PATIENT IS FINE AT THIS TIME.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 SPEEDBAND SUPERVIEW SUPER 7, INJECTION SPEEDBAND SUPERVIEW SUPER 7, MODELS 4205 LIGATOR, ESOPHAGEAL MND BOSTON SCIENTIFIC - SPENCER M00542251

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 49 YR