FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ACTICON NEOSPHINCTER

MDR report key: 1842848 · Received September 16, 2010

Report

Report Number
2183959-2010-00343
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 16, 2010
Date of Event
September 3, 2010
Report Date
September 9, 2010
Manufacturer
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
MIP
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
WA, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

EVAL SUMMARY: CUFF HAD A FATIGUE LEAK. PUMP WAS FUNCTIONAL. TUBING HAD OPERATING ROOM DAMAGE. THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF THE EVENT IS ADDRESSED IN THE DEVICE LABELING. THE FREQUENCY FOR THIS EVENT IS NOT GREATER THAN IS USUAL. THE ANALYSIS RESULTS INDICATE THE CUFF DEVICE WAS OUT OF SPECIFICATION, FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THIS EVENT. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A (B)(6) FEMALE WITH NEUROLOGIC DISORDER WAS IMPLANTED WITH AN ACTION DEVICE ON (B)(6) 2002. ON (B)(6) 2010, THE 13.0CM CUFF AND PUMP WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED USING A 10.0 CUFF, BALLOON AND PUMP DUE TO FECAL INCONTINENCE, ATROPHY AND DEVICE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT APPEARS THE OLD BALLOON WAS LEFT IN PLACE AND DEACTIVATED WAS NOT RETURNED WITH THE EXPLANTED CUFF AND PUMP.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ACTICON NEOSPHINCTER ARTIFICIAL BOWEL SPHINCTER MIP AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. ABS

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 53 YR Hospitalization| R