FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

FIBER-CYSTOSCOPE 15FR WL 400MM

MDR report key: 18935553 · Received March 19, 2024

Report

Report Number
9611102-2024-00012
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2024
Date of Event
February 16, 2024
Report Date
March 19, 2024
Manufacturer
RICHARD WOLF GMBH
Product Code
FAJ
UDI-DI
04055207013656
PMA / PMN Number
K980401
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GR
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE MEDICAL SUPPLIER SOLD THE FIBER-CYSTOSCOPE 15FR WL 400MM, 7305.001, TO THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKAIA IN ATHENS IN JANUARY 2024 AND WAS USED FOR 25 CASES AFTER THE REPORTED INCIDENT HAPPENED. RWGMBH HAS BEEN PROVIDED INFORMATION VIA THE INCIDENT QUESTIONNAIRE THAT THE DEFECT DID NOT OCCURRED DURING THE USE OF THE DEVICE. ADDED, NO RISK TO PATIENT, USERS OR THIRD PARTIES. ALSO, INFORMATION REGARDING REPROCESSING, THAT LISTED TWO CHEMICALS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND/OR APPROVED BY RWGMBH. RWGMBH HAS REQUESTED THE RETURN OF THE PRODUCT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A MEDICAL SUPPLIER AND RICHARD WOLF GMBH (RWGMBH) HAS BEEN INFORMED OF AN ISSUE REGARDING AN FIBER-CYSTOSCOPE 15FR WL 400MM, PART ID: 7305.001, SN# (B)(6). ACCORDING TO THE RECEIVED INFORMATION, THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NIKAIA IN ATHENS REPORTED THREE SERIOUS INCIDENTS WITH PATIENTS DEVELOPING A SEVERE HYPOXEMIA, 10-15 MINUTES FOLLOWING CYSTOSCOPY. ONE OF THE PATIENT HAD TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THESE HAPPENED ON (B)(6) JAN, (B)(6) FEB, AND (B)(6) 2024 RESPECTIVELY. THE CASES WERE STARTED AFTER THE USE OF THE INSTRUMENT. ALL PATIENTS ARE NOW DOING WELL.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
536831 FIBER-CYSTOSCOPE 15FR WL 400MM FAJ RICHARD WOLF GMBH 7305001 04055207013656

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 NA Unknown Other