FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DOBBHOFF P.E.G.

MDR report key: 185904 · Received September 2, 1998

Report

Report Number
2242547-1998-00100
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 2, 1998
Date of Event
June 1, 1997
Report Date
September 2, 1998
Manufacturer
BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCT, INC.
Product Code
KNT
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NM, US
Reporter Occupation
ATTORNEY

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

BASED ON A LETTER DATED AUGUST 21, 1998 BY ATTORNEY BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCTS WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE INCIDENT ON JUNE, 1997 WHEN PT WAS CRITICALLY INJURED AT MEDICAL CENTER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REMOVE THE PEG TUBE. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE POSTERIOR ASPECT OF STOMACH WHICH REQUIRED MONTHS OF HOSPITALIZATION, ETC.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 DOBBHOFF P.E.G. Implant PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY KIT KNT BIOSEARCH MEDICAL PRODUCT, INC. NA F-9013-3

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNKNOWN Life Threatening| R