HEMOSPRAY ENDOSCOPIC HEMOSTAT
Report
- Report Number
- 1037905-2024-00177
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- March 25, 2024
- Date of Event
- February 29, 2024
- Report Date
- May 10, 2024
- Manufacturer
- WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC
- Product Code
- QAU
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
CONTINUED: SECTION G: 510K: K200972 INVESTIGATION EVALUATION: A PRODUCT EVALUATION WAS NOT PERFORMED IN RESPONSE TO THIS REPORT BECAUSE THE PRODUCT SAID TO BE INVOLVED WAS NOT PROVIDED TO COOK FOR EVALUATION. THE REPORT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED. A REVIEW OF THE DEVICE HISTORY RECORD COULD NOT BE CONDUCTED BECAUSE THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. INVESTIGATION CONCLUSION: A CORRECTIVE ACTION (CAPA) HAS BEEN INITIATED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE POWDER ADHERENCE TO THE DISTAL END OF THE SCOPE. THIS DEVICE IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CAPA. IN ADDITION, THIS DEVICE IS CURRENTLY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF A FIELD ACTION (RES #92345) RELATED TO THE RISKS OF THE ENDOSCOPE BECOMING ADHERED TO TISSUE. THIS CUSTOMER WAS INFORMED AND ACKNOWLEDGED THESE RISKS AS PART OF THE FIELD ACTION. PRIOR TO DISTRIBUTION, ALL HEMOSPRAY ENDOSCOPIC HEMOSTATS ARE SUBJECTED TO A VISUAL INSPECTION TO ENSURE DEVICE INTEGRITY. CORRECTIVE ACTION: A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT HISTORY WAS CONDUCTED. THE LIKELIHOOD OF OCCURRENCE IS CONSIDERED RARE. A CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN INITIATED IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE. THIS PRODUCT IS INCLUDED IN THE SCOPE OF THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION. QUALITY ASSURANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR COMPLAINT TRENDS AND REASSESS THE RISK ASSESSMENT RESULTS AS POST MARKET FEEDBACK CONTINUES TO BECOME AVAILABLE
DURING AN ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURE TO TREAT AN UPPER GI CANCER BLEED, THE PHYSICIAN USED A COOK HEMOSPRAY ENDOSCOPIC HEMOSTAT. IT WAS INITIALLY REPORTED THAT THE PHYSICIAN WAS SPRAYING IN THE STOMACH AND THAT IT SPRAYED THE SCOPE ALSO. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED WHICH STATED THE PHYSICIAN SPRAYED HEMOSPRAY PROXIMALLY THEN PUSHED FORWARD TO SPRAY DISTAL. THIS IS AGAINST THE PROTOCOL FOR USE AND PHYSICIAN WAS MADE AWARE. THE SCOPE BECAME STUCK IN THE GE JUNCTION. THEY TRIED RETRO-FLEX AND SPRAY BUT COULDN¿T GET ENOUGH WATER ON THE SCOPE. THEY FINALLY USED A BRONCH SCOPE TO FLUSH THE ENDOSCOPE FROM ABOVE WITH STANDARD WATER. THE PRODUCT WORKED AND PATIENT WAS FINISHED WITH NO COMPLICATIONS. A SECTION OF THE DEVICE DID NOT REMAIN INSIDE THE PATIENT¿S BODY. THE PATIENT DID NOT REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE. ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL REPORTER, THE PATIENT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ADVERSE EFFECTS DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433649 | HEMOSPRAY ENDOSCOPIC HEMOSTAT | HEMOSTATIC DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPIC GASTROINTESTINAL USE | QAU | WILSON-COOK MEDICAL INC | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Female | SCOPE, UNKNOWN MAKE AND MODEL |