FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPE

MDR report key: 18597523 · Received January 29, 2024

Report

Report Number
3014447948-2023-00035
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 29, 2024
Date of Event
January 4, 2024
Report Date
January 29, 2024
Manufacturer
AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Product Code
QNW
UDI-DI
B634MBR000211B1
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
DE, US
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 21 CFR, PART 803. THIS REPORT IS BASED ON INFORMATION WHICH HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED OR VERIFIED. BASED ON THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR THIS COMPLAINT, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED PNEUMOTHORAX IS RELATED TO A KNOWN INHERENT RISK OF THE DEVICE AND PROCEDURE AS DOCUMENTED IN THE LABELING. A VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE SCOPE HANDLE, SHAFT, AND TIP OBSERVED NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE EXCEPT OBSERVED KINK IN THE SCOPE JACKET 10MM FROM THE SCOPE HANDLE. A REVIEW OF THE CALIBRATION DATA OBTAINED FROM PRODUCTION FINAL ACCEPTANCE TESTING REVEALED ALL ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA WERE MET AND NO ANOMALIES FOUND. BASED ON THE RESULTS FROM THE EXAMINATION, THE BRONCHOSCOPE DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS DUE TO OBSERVED KINK ON SCOPE JACKET.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING A MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPY PROCEDURE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED A PNEUMOTHORAX IN THE RIGHT LUNG. A CHEST TUBE WAS PLACED AND PATIENT WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE CHEST TUBE WAS REMOVED AND THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT THE SCOPE APPEARED TO BE KINKED AND THE PHYSICIAN ELECTED TO ABORT THE CASE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1648573 MONARCH BRONCHOSCOPE BRONCHOSCOPE (FLEXIBLE OR RIGID) AND ACCESSORIES QNW AURIS HEALTH, INC. MBR-000211-B B634MBR000211B1

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Unknown Hospitalization| R